« previous next »

Author Question: Home care was revolutionized by changing from a nursing model to a medical model of practice, ... (Read 78 times)

jrubin

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 552
on: Jul 11, 2018
Home care was revolutionized by changing from a nursing model to a medical model of practice, defining and limiting services it would reimburse, and changing the payment source and reason home care was provided. These changes came about because of:
 
  a. life insurance.
  b. Medicare.
  c. Medicaid.
  d. Social Security.

Question 2

The patient with heat stroke has been undressed and treated with cold packs and a fan. The patient's temperature is now down to 101.2 F. When the patient starts to shiver, the emergency department nurse should:
 
  a. raise the head of the bed.
  b. offer warm liquids.
  c. remove cold packs and fan.
  d. continue with cooling interventions.


bassamabas

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 294
Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B
When Medicare became effective in 1966, it revolutionized home care by changing it to a medical rather than nursing model of practice, defining and limiting services it would reimburse, and changing the payment source and even changing the reason home care was provided.

Answer to Question 2

C
The cooling techniques have caused the patient to shiver, which will increase the patient's temperature.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The human body's pharmacokinetics are quite varied. Our hair holds onto drugs longer than our urine, blood, or saliva. For example, alcohol can be detected in the hair for up to 90 days after it was consumed. The same is true for marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy, heroin, methamphetamine, and nicotine.

Did you know?

Bacteria have flourished on the earth for over three billion years. They were the first life forms on the planet.

Did you know?

It is widely believed that giving a daily oral dose of aspirin to heart attack patients improves their chances of survival because the aspirin blocks the formation of new blood clots.

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).

Physical assessment is one component of the nursing database Physical assessment is one component of the nursing database
Postoperative care Postoperative care
Building competency in patient centered care Building competency in patient centered care
Medication with the USP label (left) and without USP label (right). Practice Label “for ... Medication with the USP label (left) and without USP label (right). Practice Label “for ...
Foundations of evidence-based practice. Foundations of evidence-based practice.
Effects of Retrieval Practice on Predicted and Actual Memory Performance Effects of Retrieval Practice on Predicted and Actual Memory Performance
Video: Double Vacuum Process (Illustration No Audio)

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library