Mrs. Andrews asked how a Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plan might affect her access to services since she receives some assistance for her health care costs from the State. What should you tell her? a.
Medicaid will cover all of her PFFS out-of-pocket costs and Medicaid providers will accept amounts paid by the PFFS plan as payment in full.

b.
Medicaid beneficiaries are not eligible for enrollment into a PFFS plan. They must obtain their care through their state’s Medicaid program.

c.
Medicaid may provide additional benefits, but Medicaid will coordinate benefits only with Medicaid participating providers.

d.
If Mrs. Andrews joins a PFFS plan, the State will not cover any of her medical expenses because she will be using only Medicare providers.

4. you are asked to make 125 grams of a 7% antifungal cream using tolnaftate powder and eucerin cream. how many grams of tolnaftate powder are needed? round to the nearest hundredths (w/w)

Just how far should an employee go with loyalty? are there boundaries?

Mr smith a 52 year old patient, is admitted to the coronary care unit with the diagnosis of acute inferior myocardial infarction. the patient has a history of smoking two packs of cigarettes for 35 years, and he drinks a six pack of beer on weekend nights, but does not drink the rest of the week. he is the sole financial support for his family. he is a consultant for a company and is out of town during the week days. mr smith has gained 20 pounds. he is 5 foot, 6 inches, weighing 200 pounds. his diet consists mostly of fast foods. he rarely exercise. his wife care for their three teenage children. the eldest son, 17 years of age, totaled the family car when drinking and driving 2 days ago and he is in the local children’s hospital in the intensive care unit in critical condition. mr smith developed chest pains and slumped over in his chair during an argument with his wife about their teenage daughter, who is 15 years of age and wanted to get birth control pills. the wife is in the waiting room while the nurses settle mr smith into his room. the youngest son, 13 years of age, is at a friends house. the teenage daughter is staying at the bedside of the criticall i’ll eldest son. the wife blames her eldest son for her husband’s heart attack and told the emergency department nurse that she does not care to see her son i’ll. a. what maladaptive response to stress may have contributed to mr smith’s development of an illness b. based on the case study, what family assessment data may be used to determine coping strategies being currently used by the family. c. what nursing interventions should be used to promote effective coping for the patient and his family?