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Evvie72

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In March 2002, the Joint Commission, together with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, launched SPEAK UP, a national campaign with the ultimate goal of preventing medical errors.
 
  What means to achieving this goal does the SPEAK UP campaign propose?
  A) Encouraging patients to become informed and involved in their care
  B) Requiring nurses and other care providers to document the patient education that they provide
  C) Establishing patient education as a requirement for Medicare reimbursement
  D) Allowing patients to make informed choices about the interventions that they prefer

Question 2

During patient education of a 71-year-old who has a recent diagnosis of diabetes, the nurse has emphasized the importance of consistently maintaining blood glucose levels within the normal range rather than simply reacting to high or low levels.
 
  Which of the following tests is most likely to gauge the consistency of the patient's blood sugar control over time? A) Random blood glucose
  B) Triglyceride monitoring
  C) Hemoglobin A1c
  D) Glucose tolerance test (GTT)



tanna.moeller

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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

C
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The hemoglobin A1c test determines an individual's effectiveness of blood sugar control over the previous 6- to 12-week period. Random glucose testing, triglyceride tests, and the GTT do not achieve this result.



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