Practice Issues; Ethical And Legal Princies Part 1 Flashcards
The average adult reads at the _________
Grade level
8th
Medical information literature should be written at no higher of a grade level than
6 to 8th grade
Accreditation guidelines are often laid out by the
Joint commission
What are institutional bylaws
Rules laid out by the institution that may provide further qualification and restriction on the role of healthcare staff
Example: duties, responsibilities and privileges of adult dermatology, acute care, nurse practitioners
How can you prepare for a mass casualty event
Pre enrolling for disaster help
Cage-aid assessment tool is used for
Alcoholism assessment
What are the components of the CAGE Assesssment
C: Have you ever felt the need to cut down on your drinking?
A: Have people annoyed you by criticizing your drinking?
G: Have you ever felt bad or guilty about your drinking?
E: Have you ever had a drink first thing in the morning to steady your nerves or to get rid of a hangover?
What are the 4 behavioral categories of the CPOT pain assessment tool
Facial expression
Body movements
Muscle tension
Compliance with ventilator or vocalization
Scoring range 0-8
What are the four features of the cam ICU?
Acute onset of mental status changes or fluctuating course
In attention
disorganized thinking
Altered lower of consciousness
______ are not covered by Medicare
Hearing aids
Which complementary and alternative medicine therapy is good inParkinson’s patients
Tai chi
Light therapy is containdixated inpatients who have
Retinal issues
(Glaucoma)
Define benchmarking
Comparison and measurement of a healthcare organization services against of their national healthcare organizations
Benchmarking a core principles
Maintaining quality
Improving customer satisfaction
Improving patient safety
Continuous improvement.
A formal systematic peer review nursing practice is required for
Magnet recognition
What are the colors of healthy people 2030?
To increase the quality and years of healthy life
To eliminate health disparities among Americans
The state health department should be notified for which diagnoses?
Gonorrhea
Chlamydia
Syphilis
HIV
TB
Lyme dx
Covid
Title 1 of HIPPA protects
Health insurance coverage for workers and their families
COBRA
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
Who sets the standard for reimbursement and cutting costs
Medicare
Medicaid is for the
Poor
Medicare is for the
Elderly
What form of Medicare do we reimbursed under
Medicare B
Medicare A covers
Inpatient/hospital, skilled nursing facility, home health services
Medicare B
Covers physician/NP services, outpatient services, labs, procedure & medical equipment