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tiffannnnyyyyyy

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The nurse would identify which action as a strategy that represents a fiscal responsibility in clinical nursing practice?
 
  a. Begin discharge planning as soon as there is an order.
  b. Patients should be admitted the evening before a major surgical procedure.
  c. Provide care delivered by LPNs whenever possible.
  d. Document the current status of the patient.

Question 2

In caring for patients in nursing homes or extended care facilities, the nurse recognizes that some patients' care is being funded by Medicare. Which of the following patients is most likely to be covered under Medicare?
 
  a. A 55-year-old patient recovering from a knee replacement
  b. A 70-year-old patient recovering from a hip replacement
  c. A 16-year-old recovering from a compound fracture of the femur
  d. A 30-year-old recovering from an overdose



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Answer to Question 1

D

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A Would be counterproductive to fiscal responsibility.
B Would be counterproductive to fiscal responsibility.
C Research has shown that when RNs are directly involved in patient care, patients recover more quickly and with fewer complications.
D Documentation of patient status would ensure appropriate reimbursement.

Answer to Question 2

B

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A There is nothing about the status of this patient that indicates the need for Med-icare.
B Medicaid covers patients 65 years and older, disabled patients, patients with end-stage renal disease regardless of age, and children without coverage.
C There is nothing about the status of this patient that indicates the need for Med-icare.
D There is nothing about the status of this patient that indicates the need for Med-icare.



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