The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) reviews managed care plans and develops report cards to __________
a. allow health care consumers to make informed decisions when selecting a plan
b. control the quality and utilization of health care services to patient populations
c. establish punitive monetary penalties that are paid by poor quality providers
d. guarantee the financial stability of managed care plans and their organizations
a
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Your patient is a 23-year-old woman who was rescued from a burning house. She was asleep in a back bedroom when the fire started, and there was no smoke alarm. She has a pulse oximetry reading of 99 percent after receiving oxygen by nonrebreather mask. What is the most appropriate interpretation of this finding?
A) Effects of smoke inhalation have been resolved by oxygen administration. B) You cannot rely on this alone to assess oxygenation. C) There was minimal smoke inhalation. D) Carboxyhemoglobin is less than 1 percent.
The fire department has requested your assistance at a residence where the family's carbon monoxide (CO) detector has been going off. Of three patients, you first assess a 28-year-old female who states she has a sinus headache but otherwise feels fine
Her vital signs are: pulse 90, respirations 16, blood pressure 118/60 mmHg, and SpO2 100%. Given these assessment findings, you should immediately: A) inform her that the CO detector has malfunctioned. B) administer high-concentration oxygen. C) call for advanced life support assistance. D) recheck the oxygen saturation on the patient's opposite hand.