Exam 1: The Past, Present, and Future

The nurse clarifies to a patient that diagnosis related groups (DRGs)are designed to contain medical care costs by:

The nurse who is able to adapt health care practices to meet needs of various cultures is said to be culturally:

The nurse reminds family members that the philosophy of family-centered care is to give them control over their health care decisions.This control is called:

Guidelines that define multidisciplinary patient care in terms of expected outcome and timeframe from different areas of care provision are known as:

A nursing student on an obstetric rotation questions the floor nurse about the definition of the LVN/LPN scope of practice.The nurse directs the student to contact the:

The government program implemented to increase the educational exposure of preschool children is:

As a result of research done in the 1930s by the Children's Bureau:

When the patient asks the nurse to explain what is meant by "gene therapy," the nurse's best response would be that gene therapy:

Current legislation allows a hospital stay of how many hours for a postpartum patient who has delivered vaginally without complications?

In 1884,Karl Credé recommended that:

The nurse is aware that there is a legal responsibility to report certain diseases and conditions to county or state health authorities.Which would be included? Select all that apply.

The medical pioneer who discovered the relationship between the incidence of puerperal fever and unwashed hands was:

An urban area has been reported to have a high perinatal mortality rate.The nurse explains that this statistic refers to:

A pregnant woman who has recently immigrated to the United States comments to the nurse,"I am afraid of childbirth.It is so dangerous.I am afraid I will die." A nursing response reflecting cultural sensitivity would be:

What developments in the early 20th century encouraged women to seek hospitalization for childbirth? Select all that apply.

The certified nurse-midwife (CNM)clarifies to the pregnant patient that the CNM's scope of practice includes:

The nurse reviewing the specific recovery goals set out on a clinical pathway observed that two goals were not met by their designated timeline.The nurse records a negative _____________ for these two goals.

An example of a Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC)intervention is the:

The nurse points out some non-family-centered policies prevalent in the 1960s.What are they? Select all that apply.

The nurse clarifies to the patient that charting in an electronic health record supports accurate and comprehensive documentation by requiring: