When integrating the principles of family-centered care, the nurse would include which of the following?
A) Childbirth is viewed as a procedural event
B) Families are unable to make informed choices
C) Childbirth results in changes in relationships
D) Families require little information to make appropriate decisions
C
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A patient's blood pressure is 118/82 mm Hg. He asks the nurse, "What do the numbers mean?" The nurse's best reply is:
a. "The numbers are within the normal range and are nothing to worry about." b. "The bottom number is the diastolic pressure and reflects the stroke volume of the heart." c. "The top number is the systolic blood pressure and reflects the pressure of the blood against the arteries when the heart contracts." d. "The concept of blood pressure is difficult to understand. The primary thing to be concerned about is the top number, or the systolic blood pressure."
A nursing supervisor is setting up a new unit and must make a blanket decision about whether the unit will be staffed on 12-hour shifts or 8-hour shifts. What should this supervisor keep in mind when making this decision?
1. Staffing 8-hour shifts uses slightly more full-time equivalents (FTEs). 2. Staffing 12-hour shifts uses more full-time equivalents (FTEs). 3. Staffing 12-hour shifts uses significantly fewer full-time equivalents (FTEs). 4. There is no difference in the full-time equivalents (FTEs) required.
Which of the following best describes what insurance companies did to decrease their constantly increasing costs? (Select all that apply.)
a. Did not cover any illnesses that were diagnosed before the person (or his or her employer) purchased insurance b. Limited coverage to only certain services, eliminating any that were experimental, nontraditional, or too costly c. Reimbursed only the care that was requested by the patient's primary physician d. Limited providing insurance to companies who hired mainly young, healthy persons e. Required preapproval before expensive services were used f. Ceased coverage on any person who used an exorbitant number of services, whenever possible
Which of the following categories of oral antidiabetic agents are used in patients with type 2 diabetes to inhibit the production of glucose by the liver and thus control blood glucose?
A) Sulfonylureas B) Biguanides C) Thiazolidinediones D) Alpha glucosidase inhibitors