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1. While a home health nurse is making the entry to a service assessment on a homebound patient, the spouse of the patient asks whether Medicare will cover the patient’s ventilator therapy and insulin injections. What is the best response by the nurse? a. “Yes, Medicare will cover both the ventilator therapy and the insulin injections.” b. “No, Medicare will not cover either of these ongoing therapies.” c. “Medicare will cover the ventilator therapy, but it does not cover the in...

1. What is the traditional view of health? a. Promotes optimal function. b. Views health and illness as separate concepts. c. Defines health as an absence of illness. d. Emphasizes the prevention of disease. ANS: B Traditionally, health and illness have been viewed as separate entities with a focus on the illness and not in attaining the highest quality of life possible when a cure is not possible. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: pp. 41-42 OBJ: 1 TOP: Traditional View of Health...

1. Which statement best defines concepts to be included in a teaching plan for a patient with cancer? a. Cancer is a group of diseases. The cancer cells are different from the cells in the tissue of its origin in both the growth and spreading of abnormal cells. b. Cancer is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Many hospitals have the highest number of patients with this diagnosis. c. Americans who have a diagnosis of cancer die within 1 year or less. d. When a person is ...

1. A patient in early labor says to the nurse, “I will pass on protection from diseases, and the baby will not ever need any shots.” What is the best response by the nurse? a. “Babies are born with innate (natural) immunity at birth.” b. “Babies are born with immunoglobulin E (IgE), an antibody that crosses the placenta, but it only briefly protects the baby.” c. “Yes, immediate antibody immunity from the mother is the first line of defense against disease for babies.” d. ...

1. The length of time that a nurse should leave heat to an injured hip of a patient is no longer than a. 15 minutes. b. 20 minutes. c. 30 minutes. d. 1 hour. ANS: C If a heating device is left on more than 30 minutes, the effectiveness of the treatment is diminished, and injury to the tissues may occur. DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 142 OBJ: 8 TOP: Timing of Heat Application KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation MSC: NCLEX: Physiological Integrity: Basic Care and Com...

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