Which of the following is an item that healthcare delivery systems (HCDSs) were formed to directly respond to?
a) Rapidly sinking clinician salaries
b) Unhealthy eating habits
c) Increasing environmental burden from paperwork
d) Disparity in access to care
Ans: d) Disparity in access to care
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Which branch of government is involved in the operation of government agencies, such as state boards of nursing and medicine?
a. Judicial branch c. Executive branch b. Administrative branch d. Legislative branch
Your patient was admitted for a minor elective surgery. Two hours after the patient was sent to surgery, you received a call that the patient died. The patient's death would be considered which of the following?
a. Accident c. Careless event b. Sentinel event d. Faultless incident
The Office of Homeland Security has a mission to rebuild the crumbling public health infra-structures of each state and to provide:
1. Vaccines for smallpox, anthrax, and plague 2. The regulation of nuclear weapons 3. Surveillance, intervention, and communication in the face of future bioterrorism events 4. The regulation of foreign nurses entering the United States to work
The patient will be going home on medication administration through a PCA system. To assist the family members with an understanding of how this therapy works, the nurse explains that the patient:
A) has control over the frequency of the IV analgesia B) can choose the dosage of the drug received C) may request the type of medication received D) controls the route for administering the medication