The HIPAA rules
A) increase the physicians' control over patients' medical records.
B) make the nursing department totally responsible for charting patient information.
C) make patients more accountable for protecting their personal medical data.
D) protect all individually identifiable health information in any form.
D
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During a home visit, the nurse learns that an older patient with hypertension takes prescribed medications only when feeling tense. What instruction should the nurse provide to the patient?
1. Contact the physician for a change in blood pressure medication. 2. Continue to administer the blood pressure medication as needed. 3. Teach to take the blood pressure medication as prescribed regardless of feeling tense. 4. Instruct to take a double dose of the medication for one day then resume the normal schedule.
A client suffers from claustrophobia, the fear of being in enclosed places. The nurse knows that the client may have difficulty with the following test:
A) CT scan B) ultrasonography C) x-ray imaging D) MRI
A client was prescribed hydrocodone and acetaminophen (Vicodin), one tablet q4h p.r.n. pain. The nurse knows the advantage of using a combination product is:
a. a lower dose of opioid analgesic will be required to achieve the same level of pain relief. b. it is less likely to produce allergic reactions. c. it is less likely to result in client abuse and overdose. d. it is not a controlled substance, so the client can get as many refills as needed.
The nurse examines the patient's placenta and finds that the umbilical cord is inserted at the placental margin. The patient comments that the placenta and cord look different than they did for her first two births
The nurse should explain that this variation in placenta and cord is called a: 1. Placenta accreta. 2. Circumvallate placenta. 3. Succenturiate placenta. 4. Battledore placenta.