Provisions of the Affordable Care Act include (Select all that apply.)
a. lifetime limits of catastrophic care insurance will cover.
b. children up to age 26 being allowed to stay on parents' insurance.
c. disallowing denial of coverage for children and teens' preexisting conditions.
d. the right to appeal coverage decisions.
e. recommended preventative services without out-of-pocket cost to consumers.
Nursing practices during the Civil War advanced the cause of professional nursing. The move toward formal education and training was supported by (Select all that apply.)
a. endorsement by the Catholic nursing orders (Sisters of Charity, Sisters of Mercy, and Sisters of the Holy Cross).
b. a proposal by Dr. Samuel Gross in 1869 that large hospitals develop training schools for nurses.
c. reports of inadequate conditions in hospitals reported by social reformers after the Civil War.
d. lobbying by the United States Sanitary Commission for the creation of nursing schools.
e. the appointment of Dorothea Dix as Superintendent of Women Nurses of the (Union) Army.
Margaret Sanger, as a nurse and activist, worked on the Lower East Side of New York City in the early 1900s with immigrant women. What was the focus of her work?
a. Sanitation to prevent disease transmission
b. Health education for children
c. Providing nursing care to underserved African-American families
d. Safe contraception and family planning for women
Biomedical technology involves the use of complex machines or devices in patient care situations. Because of the highly technological environment in which nurses work, it is important that nurses
a. assume total responsibility for monitoring data generated by these devices.
b. use human touch and words of reassurance frequently to convey caring.
c. maintain the device's safety by assuring routine assessment by physicians.
d. be careful not to frighten the patient and family with information about the device.
Quick Reply
