Exam 46: Healthcare Systems

The nurse is caring for a client who sustained multiple injuries in an automobile accident. As a part of secondary prevention for this client, which does the nurse include in the plan of care?

A nurse recently attended a seminar that discussed the many threats to homeland security. As nurse manager of the emergency department, the nurse is responsible for planning for emergencies from bioterrorism. Which agents does the nurse include when planning for bioterrorism? Select all that apply.

A nurse on the pediatric unit contemplates the changes in healthcare insurance for 2014 when speaking with other colleagues. Which aspects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)affect children favorably? Select all that apply.

The nurse is participating on a local council as an advisor regarding community needs during an emergency. Which recommendation regarding community needs during an emergency that the nurse might include when advising the council would be involved in the emergency response phase?

A group of nurses attend an in-service regarding emergency preparedness for the hospital. One of the nurses has three small children and lives in a two-story house in the suburbs. After the class, the nurse plans to initiate which action to enhance family safety?

A nurse working on a medical-surgical unit has opted to return to school to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)degree. After considering projected changes in healthcare and the population cared for in the community, which includes an expanding minority population composed largely of immigrants arriving from Central and South America as well as older adults as the fastest-growing demographic, the student might consider selecting which elective course?

If more older adults live in Mississippi than elsewhere in the United States and clients in Massachusetts have much greater access to health services than clients elsewhere in the United States, then what does this imply about access of older adults to healthcare in Mississippi?

Why should job seekers in the healthcare sector pay attention to advances in healthcare technology?

A nurse is responding in the aftermath of a hurricane. Hundreds of clients demand attention. The nurse will implement which of the following in assessing the priority of these clients?

Terrorists have detonated a bomb in the downtown area of a major city, destroying part of a hotel, damaging nearby buildings, and killing or injuring an unknown number of people. A nurse in an emergency department handling many clients injured in the explosion receives a phone call from the babysitter for her children aged 5, 6, and 9, who says she's been watching the event unfold on TV since it happened. The nurse's family lives in a suburb more than 20 miles from the downtown. What should the nurse say?

The nurse knows that Congress enacted the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA)of 1986 to prevent which action by emergency services?

The nurse is taking care of a client who is being discharged but will need home nursing care, physical therapy, and speech therapy. Which framework helps the client who has multiple care needs?

A nurse educator is teaching a group of students about managed care. The educator knows that the students have understood the concept when they state that managed care has which emphasis? Select all that apply.

The detonation of several incendiary devices in a suburban area has caused widespread fires. A nursing home nearest one of the largest fires needs to be evacuated. What is the concern a nurse working in the home will have for his clients in this situation?

The nurse educator is presenting information to a group of nursing students regarding uninsured and underinsured clients. Which of the following is the best example of this problem for the educator to share with the students?

As a working professional concerned with proper resource allocation, the nurse knows that one reason to join the American Nurses Association (ANA)is for which opportunity?

A nurse is performing START triage for clients injured in a terrorist attack. Which client would the nurse classify as expectant?

The nurse taking care of a client in the clinic notes that the client comes in twice per week, but never seems to have anything majorly wrong. Which is a benefit of providing education about self-care to this client?

The manager of a small clinic has cross-trained the nurses to perform electrocardiogram (ECG)testing, phlebotomy, and some respiratory therapy interventions. This clinic is providing client-focused care. Which of the following actions shows this delivery model in action?

The local clinic staff has noticed an increase in the flu this season and requested more vaccine from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The nurse knows that the CDC will control the vaccine distribution by considering which factors? Select all that apply.