The patient is scheduled for a lobectomy. As part of preoperative teaching, the nurse stresses the importance of coughing and deep breathing postoperatively. What positive outcome from this procedure does the nurse expect?
A) Thicker and less mobile secretions
B) Lower incidence of atelectasis
C) Increased risk for pneumonia
D) Increased need for pain medication
B
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Which of the following best describes the effects of Medicare and Medicaid? (Select all that apply.)
a. All persons who were temporarily disabled now receive free care. b. A previously unseen rise in demand for services occurred. c. Many persons previously without access now receive health care. d. Medicare reimbursement rates became the standard for all insurance carriers. e. Indemnity insurance plans were offered. f. Public health education was now financed.
This diagram refers to correlational relationships. What does it mean? (Select all that apply.)
a. A negative relationship is smaller than no relationship. b. A negative relationship occurs before a positive relationship. c. Negative relationships evolve in a positive direction. d. The strength of the relationship depends upon its numerical value, not the positive or negative sign preceding that number. e. There is no strength in a negative or positive relationship. f. A positive relationship is better than none; no relationship is better than a negative one. g. The further away from 0, the stronger the relationship.
A nurse is counseling an adolescent and her mother about preventing cervical cancer. The most important health promotion action the nurse could suggest is to
a. abstain from alcohol. b. avoid sexual intercourse. c. do not start smoking. d. get the HPV vaccine.
To best identify a risk for injury in an older adult patient, the nurse assesses for
a. decreased muscle mass in the legs. b. history of falls. c. hyperextension of the spine. d. decreased bone density.