The foundation for communicating all patient care goals in long-term care settings is the

A. legal assessment. C. interdisciplinary plan of care.
B. medical history. D. Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set.


C Unlike the acute care hospital, where most health care practitioners document separately, the
patient care plan is the foundation around which patient care is organized in long-term care
facilities because it contains the unique perspective of each discipline involved.

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Offering, accepting, or soliciting bribes, rebates, or kickbacks is considered fraud

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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The classic symptoms of scurvy include

A) Weakness B) Bruising C) Swollen gingiva D) All of these

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An example of a patient symptom is ____. 

A. pain B. high blood pressure C. swelling D. rash E. fever

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