Chapter 2, Problem 2.20.8C

In Medical Care and Emergency Treatment ,Complete the following table with the first aid materials you can see at your home, or materials from a professional medical personnel  Case / Situations Definitions Materials Needed Proper Management / Treatment Additional Remarks insect Bite         headaches         Fever

The nurse is helping a patient with hemiparesis take a few steps. A gait belt has been applied. The patient is using a cane. Where should the nurse stand in relation to the patient?

Suggest ONE advantage of readmitting patients and ONE advantage for refusing to readmit patients. Request information from TWO other departments that could assist in your investigation. Please specify both the TYPE, and specific CONTENTS of the report you are requesting (Unit 3 types of output)

Martha comes in the office and presents a state assistance card, followed by the next patient, Debra, who presents a Blue Cross Blue Shield card. The medical assistant greets Debra with a smile but never acknowledges Martha, and after handing back Martha's card, the medical assistant makes sure to sanitize her hands. This is an example of:

The patient alleged that the defendant–physician fraudulently and negligently advised her that she had a brain tumor that required immediate surgery, that the physician negligently performed an unneeded craniotomy on her at the hospital, and that the physician had held staff surgical privileges at the hospital on a continuing basis. The plaintiff–patient further alleged several theories against the hospital. Underlying these was the contention that the hospital had sufficient prior information to be put on notice that the defendant–physician was an incompetent, overaggressive neurosurgeon with a history of performing unnecessary operations, particularly elective craniotomies. The court ordered the hospital to produce copies of all preoperative consultations, operative notes, interpretations of preoperative x-rays, and brain tissue analyses obtained on 140 patients. Included in the order were provisions to ensure the privacy of the patients. The hospital refused the records on the…

Alcohol-based hand rubs should not be used if  a nurse is caring for more than one patient.  Droplet Precautions are in place.  the patient is infected with drug-resistant bacteria.    if hands are visibly soiled.

With the use of Electronic Health Records most healthcare facilities and offices no longer submit a paper claim form instead of the fields in the EHR translate in the background to an electronic format of the CMS 1500 (physician claim) or a UB04 (hospital claim) form. However, it is still essential that you understand how to complete a claim form properly. In reviewing the different Blocks on the CMS 1500 form, choose a section of Blocks (as discussed in the unit) and in your own words: List the Block Numbers (i.e., Blocks 1-8), Describe what information goes into the Blocks Discuss any formatting requirements for the Blocks and what happens to a claim if the formatting is incorrect. In the second document above, CMS discusses Incomplete or Invalid Submissions. Explain how the Part A/Part B Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) handles these types of claims. CMS also discusses the difference between a “clean claim” and “other-than-clean claims.” Explain in your own words the…

Blood specimens from two different patients in the emergency department were sent to the laboratory, and the results were reported. Later, the technician realizes that the specimen tubes were mislabeled upon arrival in the lab. The technician notifes the trauma physician who co risk management report. Where has a potential malpractice error occurred? The materials supply department The physician's office The emergency department The laboratory

When completing a safety event report, the nurse should:a. Include suggestions on how to prevent the incident fromrecurring.b. Provide minimal information about the incident.c. Discuss the details with the patient before documentingthem.d. Objectively describe the incident in detail.