A student nurse is concerned because a patient is weak after abdominal surgery. Which of the following should she do to ensure that one of the eight preventable conditions identified by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid does not occur?
A. Use the "rights" of medication administration.
B. Provide frequent opportunities to use the bathroom.
C. Complete thorough documentation.
D. Complete discharge teaching as quickly as possible.
B
The Hospital-Acquired Conditions and Present on Admission Indicator Reporting Act identifies eight conditions that are preventable through the application of evidence-based guidelines: object left in surgery, air embolism, blood incompatibility, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, pressure ulcers, vascular catheter-associated infection, surgical site infection after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, and falls and trauma. Gait or lower extremity problems, urinary/stool frequency or incontinence, and use of certain medications increase the likelihood of patient falls in an acute care hospital.
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