Which of the following patients would Medicare most likely not pay for?
a. Patient who requires a dressing change to his recently amputated leg every other day
b. Patient who requires review of insulin injection techniques three times a week
c. Patient who requires continuous care related to his dependence on a mechanical ventilator
d. Patient who recently delivered a baby and needs an assessment 4 days a week
C
Medicare will reimburse for intermittent home care, which is skilled nursing care provided on fewer than 7 days each week or for less than 8 hours per day for 21 days or less. Intermittent care is home care delivered periodically and not continuously. Medicare will not pay for care longer than a regular visit to perform services. Medicare will not pay for a home care aide to stay for 8 hours or a 24-hour shift.
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A) The need to avoid ASA and anticoagulants B) The need to resume normal physical activity as soon as possible C) The importance of maintaining a healthy diet D) The importance of adhering to further antibiotic treatment
The goal of restorative nursing is to
a. cure the patient b. teach the family to assume total care for the patient c. help the patient be as independent as possible d. prevent further decline in the patient
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a. Offer gender-segregated sex education classes. b. Develop information to teach about abstinence and condom use. c. Determine how this education has been provided in the past. d. Survey parents to determine their desire for this education to be provided.