All of the following have resulted in a renewed interest in home care except the
A) growing population of chronically ill people.
B) development of hospice care that enables people to remain at home.
C) desire of health care consumers to benefit from technological developments.
D) trend for shorter hospital stays.
C
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a. hospitals d. subacute care facilities b. long-term care facilities e. emergency rooms c. skilled nursing facilities f. birthing centers
A patient is diagnosed with septic shock and has a decrease in afterload. The nurse would expect which initial changes in the patient's cardiac status?
1. Increase in cardiac output 2. Increase in blood pressure 3. Decrease in cardiac output 4. Decrease in blood pressure 5. No change in blood pressure or cardiac output
Sensitivity is the ability of a measure to identify a "case" or to screen a diagnosis correctly
A) True B) False
Which is used to remove grease spills and splashes?
a. Powdered cleanser and hot water b. A wet sponge c. A liquid surface cleaner d. Scouring powder