A new registered nurse who recently began working in a nursing center has been asked to complete a Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) on a newly admitted resident. What is the primary purpose of this instrument?
a. To provide a database to better understand the health care needs of this population
b. To provide the nursing staff with an over-all physical assessment of the resident
c. To provide statistical evidence to support a universal health care policy
d. To provide medications for the residents to take on a daily basis
A
The facility needs to complete the RAI on all residents. The RAI consists of the Minimum Data Set (MDS), Resident Assessment Protocols (RAPs), and utilization guidelines of each state. The RAI ultimately provides a national database for nursing facilities so that policy makers will better understand the health care needs of the long-term care population. Although it does provide a physical assessment, the primary purpose is to better understand the needs of this population. It does not provide evidence for a universal health care policy or medications to be used for this population group.
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