What the purpose of a volume control burette device?
What will be an ideal response?
To prevent fluid and/or medication overload.
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A nurse notes that a 90-year-old male client on a geriatric medical unit of the hospital has been talking about death frequently. Given that the nurse has good rapport with client, what is the nurse's most appropriate response?
A) "Try to focus more on the positive benefits of healing rather than what might happen.". B) "Remember that in this day and age many people can live far beyond 90 years of age.". C) "I've noticed you've brought up the issue of dying a lot. How do you feel about that?" D) "You'll find that aiming for health rather than thinking about death will have positive results.".
A percussion sound that is loud in intensity, moderate to long in duration, low in pitch, and hollow in quality is resonance. Which of the following is an example of where this is heard in the body?
a. gastric air bubble b. healthy lung tissue c. over organs (liver) d. over muscle
For the patient with no healthcare coverage who is seeking medical care, the emergency department staff members decide whether to provide care or transport to a public facility based on which law, enacted by Congress in 1986 and updated in 2003?
1) Health Care Quality Improvement Act (HCQIA) 2) Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) 3) Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act (NMHPA) 4) Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA)
A family with children has income too high to qualify for state health insurance, but does not have enough money to purchase private health insurance. Which program would a nurse refer this family to for the children to receive health care coverage?
a. Medicare b. Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) c. Medicaid d. Social Security