When the type of congenital anomaly is specified, but no specific code is provided, what should the coder do?
A. Assign the code for other specified anomaly of that type and site.
B. Assign additional codes for manifestations of the anomaly.
C. Query the physician for instructions.
D. A and B
Answer: D. A and B
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A neonate is being fed 20 mL every three hours by orogastric lavage. At the beginning of this feeding, the nurse aspirates 15 mL of gastric residual. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by the nurse?
1. Withhold the feeding and notify the physician. 2. Replace the residual and continue with the full feeding. 3. Replace the residual, but only give 5 mL of the feeding. 4. Withhold the feeding and check the residual in three hours.
A nurse has completed instruction regarding the DASH (dietary approaches to stop hypertension) eating plan for a patient with hypertension. Which patient statements would indicate additional education is required?
1. "I will take walks several times a week." 2. "I can drink a glass of wine weekly." 3. "I will avoid dairy products." 4. "I will avoid changing my intake of green leafy vegetables until my medication is stabilized." 5. "I will limit my intake of sodium and potassium."
The policy and procedure for blood administration calls for giving no more than 30 mLs in the first 15 minutes. To give that much through tubing with 10 gtts/mL, what would the drip rate be?
1. 20 gtts/min 2. 5 gtts/min 3. 12 gtts/min 4. 60 gtts/min
A 225-pound patient is unconscious and needs to be transferred from the bed to the stretcher. Which action is most critical for the nurse to initiate before moving the patient?
a. Obtain a friction-reducing device and at least two other staff members. b. Instruct a nurse to stand at the head of the patient. c. Suspend the intravenous (IV) lines and Foley catheter from the stretcher. d. Wrap the patient in a sheet to prevent in-jury to the arms and legs.