Discuss the importance of advocacy as it pertain to patient care. What is the nurse’s role in patient advocacy?

• Identify examples of appropriate gender communication patterns.
• Analyze how language can distort thinking and explore methods for communicating more effectively.

Patient Centered Care in hospital setting is very important for critical care nursing. What is patient centered care all about

What is an IPPE (Initial Preventative Physical Exam) or AWV

(Annual Wellness Visit)? How often can a patient have these services, and how do they differ from a CPT Preventative Physical Exam?
-What screening code is used for a PSA? Would this be the same code used for a patient who already has BPH? Why not?
-What code or codes would you use for a Medicare patient receiving a flu shot? Does this cover the admin? Which code would you also report for administration of the vaccine?
-Is there a separate Medicare G-Code for Smoking Cessations?
-Which Colorectal Cancer Screening code should be used for a patient who has a sigmoidoscopy screening with barium enema as an alternative to a sigmoidoscopy screening without a barium enema
-List one or more things you found interesting about the Medicare Preventive Services Tool for this field trip.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for an afterload-reducing medication. The nurse should identify that this medication is administered by which of the following types of shock?

• A). Cardiogenic
• B). Obstructive
• C). Hypovolemic
• D). Distributive