A patient informs you that she has a dialysis fistula on her left arm. You would:

A) Clean the fistula with alcohol prior to getting a blood pressure on the arm
B) Realize that it is impossible to obtain a blood pressure on the patient
C) Immediately wrap the site with roller gauze
D) Avoid performing a blood pressure measurement on the patient's left arm


D) Avoid performing a blood pressure measurement on the patient's left arm

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The U.S. Supreme Court in the Kimberly Ellerth and the Beth Ann Faragher cases concluded that, with regard to possible sexual harassment, supervisors must:

A) explicitly and proactively prevent sexual harassment and hostile working conditions. B) take action only when a complaint is filed. C) only inform the harasser to stop the harassment activities. D) take training courses about preventing sexual harassment.

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On what is the PMPM rate usually based?

A. fee for service B. a restricted choice of providers C. health-related characteristics of the enrollees D. the health plan's formulary

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Give several guidelines for health care professionals who are assisting the family of a dying patient

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Proper spore-testing verification can be accomplished by

using a biological monitoring strip and then sending it out for evaluation. using a heat-indicator tape on the sterilization package. making sure proper heat and temperature are achieved with the sterilizer. reading the vapor indicator on the bag after sterilization is complete.

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