Despite the availability of State Children's Health Insurance ...

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Despite the availability of State Children's Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP),many eligible children are not enrolled. The nursing intervention that can best help eligible children to become enrolled is
 
  1. assessment of the details of thefamily's income and expenditures.
  2. case management to limit costly,unnecessary duplication of services.
  3. To advocate for the child byencouraging the family to investigate its SCHIP eligibility.
  4. To educate the family about the needfor keeping regular well-child-visit appointments

Question 2

The telephone triage nurse at a pediatric clinic knows each call is important.However,recognizing that infant deaths are most frequent in this group,the nurse must be extra attentive during the call from the parent of an infant who is
 
  1. less than 3 weeks old.
  2. of an American Indian family.
  3. of a non-Hispanic black family.
  4. between 6 months old and 8 months old.

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Answer to Question 1

Answer:3
Rationale:In the role of an advocate,a nurse will advance the interests of another;by suggesting the family investigate its SCHIP eligibility,the nurse is directing their action toward the child's best interest.Financial assessment is more commonly the function of a social worker. The case-management activity mentioned will not provide a source of funding nor will the educational effort described.
Intervention

Answer to Question 2

Answer:1
Rationale: Almost two-thirds of all infant deaths occur during the first 28 days after birth.During 2000,the infant mortality statistics for non-Hispanic blacks were 13.6 per 100,000 live births and for American Indian and Alaskan Natives were 8.3 per 100,000 live births.