Author Question: A 69-year-old patient who has both Medicare and long-term supplemental health care insurance shares ... (Read 76 times)

wrbasek0 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

A 69-year-old patient who has both Medicare and long-term supplemental health care insurance shares with the nurse that he is in need of a visual examination as a follow-up after his cataract surgery

The nurse suggests that such treatment is most likely covered by:
a. Medicare Part A.
b. Medicare Part B.
c. Medicare Part D.
d. Supplemental policy.

Question 2

The nurse is caring for an older adult patient in need of hospitalization. The nurse is aware this patient is a member of an ethnic group that holds a collectivist perspective on community. The nurse best addresses the patient's medical needs by

a. calling an interpreter to assure the patient is making an informed decision.
b. assuring the patient that his spiritual ad-visor will meet him at the hospital.
c. arranging for admission to a hospital that is familiar with this patient's culture.
d. offering to phone the patient's family and ask them to come in and discuss the hos-pitalization.

shayla · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
A vision examination is a service covered by Medicare Part B.

Answer to Question 2

D
People with a collectivist perspective derive their identity from affiliation with and participation in a social group such as a family or clan. The needs of the group are more important than those of the individual, and decisions are made with consideration of the effect on the whole. Health care decisions may be made by a group (such as the tribal elders) or a group leader (such as the oldest son). The other options may or may not be needed depending on the specifics of the pa-tient's case.