Using the health information provided in the patient record, the social worker within an acute care hospital makes arrangements to place the patient with a home health service so that oxygen can be arranged at home with the appropriate directions and precautions. This is representative of:
A. continuity of care.
B. medical home modeling.
C. coordination of care.
D. all of these.
Answer: C
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bilaterally. HR = 72, BP = 112/64, RR = 10, SaO2 = 98%. Which of the following drugs was most likely slipped into her drink? A) Flunitrazepam B) LSD C) Amphetamines D) Opium
Which of the following surgical patients would be legally authorized to sign an informed surgical consent, based on medical practice acts and state law?
a. premedicated competent adult b. adult in a persistent vegetative state c. an emancipated 16-year-old minor d. a foreign language speaker without an interpreter
Explain why adequate nutritional support is essential in the management of critically ill patients.
What will be an ideal response?