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naturalchemist

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An older patient is worried about the cost of healthcare and supplies now that he has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. How should the nurse respond to this patient's concerns?
 
  1. I believe that some parts of Medicare will cover preventative care, such as diabetes monitoring.
  2. You only need to check your blood sugar once a day, so the cost should not be too high.
  3. Don't worry. I don't think the total bill will be too much.
  4. I don't know anything about insurance.

Question 2

A 41-year-old IV heroin user has been admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of infective endocarditis and begun on IV antibiotic therapy.
 
  The patient is eager to be discharged from the hospital and has asked the nurse when he is likely to be discharged. How should the nurse reply?
  A) You'll have to talk it over with your health care provider, but it's likely that you can change to oral antibiotics in a few days.
  B) Endocarditis involves a very resilient infection, so it's common to need several weeks of IV antibiotics.
  C) You'll probably be discharged if your blood cultures are clear in 7 days.
  D) Endocarditis takes a long time to treat, but you can probably come for IV antibiotics to the ambulatory clinic once or twice a week.



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jennafosdick

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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale: At the current time, Medicare pays for a yearly wellness visit and routine physical examination. Medicare also covers diabetes screening and diabetes self-management training.

Answer to Question 2

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naturalchemist

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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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