The medical director of a hospital must decide whether to transfer a heart transplant patient by ground or air transport to another facility that can provide the care the patient needs. Which of the transfer is this decision made in?
A) Phase one: Notification and acceptance by receiving facility
B) Phase two: Preparation of the patient by the transport team
C) Phase three: The transport process
D) Phase four: Turnover of the patient to the receiving facility
B
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a. Slow shuffling gait, difficulty swallowing, and pill-rolling tremor b. Intention tremor, flaccid muscles, and tachykinesia c. Hemiparesis, tremor of the head, and blurred vision d. Cough, fever, and impaired airway clearance
An older adult diagnosed with Hashimoto's disease would probably display which of the following signs/symptoms?
a. perspiration and alcoholism b. fatigue and weakness c. weight loss and lack of appetite d. diarrhea and tachycardia
An elderly patient has developed Clostridium difficile-related diarrhea, a problem that has led to dehydration and hypokalemia
The increased peristalsis that characterizes diarrhea has the potential to cause fluid volume deficit and electrolyte deficits because: A) Increased peristalsis diverts energy away from the absorptive activities of the small intestine. B) Increased peristalsis creates increased metabolic demand, which in turn depletes fluid and electrolyte reserves. C) An increase in peristalsis means that the colon cannot absorb the substances that it normally absorbs. D) An increase in peristalsis reduces the normal surface area of the villi and microvilli in the colon.
Which statement about total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is accurate?
a. TPN provides all of a patient's daily nutritional needs. b. TPN is always given through a peripheral IV line. c. TPN can only be given in a hospital or long-term care setting. d. TPN provides nutrition but prevents normal lifestyles.