A home health nurse is preparing for an initial home visit. Which information should be included in the patient's home care medical record?
a. Nursing process form
b. Step-by-step skills manual
c. A list of possible procedures
d. Reports to third party payers
D
Information in the home care medical record includes patient assessment, referral and intake forms, interprofessional plan of care, a list of medications, and reports to third party payers. An interprofessional plan of care is used rather than a nursing process form. A step-by-step skills manual and a list of possible procedures are not included in the record.
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1. Ignore the behavior and don't speak to the client. 2. Address the client by name and state, "You must stop behaving in this way." 3. Leave the room as the client may be dangerous. 4. Address the client by name, stating "You seem upset. Would you like to talk?"
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1. Following hospital policies. 2. Documenting and sharing all information. 3. Not questioning other disciplines. 4. Utilizing the correct form when obtaining data.
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1. an agonist. 2. an antagonist. 3. a partial agonist. 4. intrinsic.
Which one of the following receptors is not coupled to a G protein?
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