Managed care is a term that refers to
A) a prepayment agreement.
B) care that is coordinated by a nurse.
C) a diagnosis.
D) none of the above
Answer: A
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A) The antidepressants will only work if you are willing to help yourself, so you need to try harder. B) Your sense of well-being will return in about a year when you forget about the death of your daughter. C) The medications help balance chemicals in our bodies during periods of depression, but they do not fix the losses and stress that created the imbalance. D) The key to the medication working is taking the medication correctly; you must take it everyday at the same time and dose.
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A. 5% Dextrose with Normal Saline B. 5% Dextrose with Lactated Ringer's Solution C. 5% Dextrose with 0.45% Sodium Chloride D. 5% Dextrose
The nurse administers lithium carbonate (Lithobid) to a child with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Which therapeutic effect will the nurse anticipate?
1. Weight loss 2. Weight gain 3. Elevated mood 4. Decreased agitation
Monitoring adherence can take several forms, including:
1. Patient reports from data in a drug diary 2. Pill counts 3. Laboratory reports and other diagnostic markers 4. All of the above