What is the goal of information management? (Select all that apply.)
a. Support decision making.
b. Improve patient outcomes.
c. Ensure patient safety.
d. Improve health care documentation.
A, B, C, D
The goal of information management is to support decision making and improve patient outcomes, improve health care documentation, ensure patient safety, and improve performance in patient care, treatment and services, governance, management, and support processes.
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1. "With leukemia, you have the wrong kind of white blood cells." 2. "That's not what leukemia is." 3. "The white blood cells with leukemia aren't effective at fighting infections." 4. "Your bone marrow can become infected."
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During the evaluation, you also learn that she is beginning to have difficulty finding her way home from the grocery store, which is only a few blocks away, and that she is becoming increasingly suspicious and paranoid. In helping the husband understand the paranoid behavior that his wife is exhibiting, you would offer which of the following explanations? a. "The paranoia and suspiciousness are due to unresolved feelings of guilt." b. "As memory worsens, paranoia and suspiciousness often occur." c. "The reason for the suspiciousness should be discussed with the person with dementia." d. "The paranoid behavior is certain to get much worse as the disease progresses."
A home health nurse is visiting an Asian family. A married couple, their three children, and the maternal grandparents all live in the home. How should the nurse interpret the presence of the grandparents in the home?
A. The parents have diffuse boundaries and have allowed the grandparental subsystem to be present. B. The grandparental subsystem is not successfully managing separation from the parental subsystem. C. Extended family living arrangements are common in some cultures. D. The nuclear family living arrangement is the preferred environment for childrearing.