The nurse is to measure the patient's blood pressure. The ...

[kwoodring]

The nurse is to measure the patient's blood pressure. The equipment needed includes a
 
  a. thermometer and sphygmomanometer
  b. stethoscope and thermometer
  c. scale and stethoscope
  d. stethoscope and sphygmomanometer

Question 2

The use of advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) would help reduce the costs of health care. To be the most effective, APRNs
 
  a. should be reimbursed by the physician they work for
  b. practice under the state practice act for physician assistants
  c. work directly under a physician in a managed care plan
  d. need prescriptive authority and professional liability insurance to be effective providers of health care

[cascooper22]

Answer to Question 1

D
A thermometer is used to measure temperature. A scale is used to measure weight. The equipment needed to measure the blood pressure is a stethoscope and a sphygmomanometer.

Answer to Question 2

D
For APRNs, direct access to clients is a necessity and requires direct reimbursement, prescriptive authority, sufficient professional liability insurance, autonomy in managed care plans, professional staff privileges in service systems, and adequate practice acts.

[kwoodring]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[peter]

Excellent