You are assessing an 82-year-old female that has been lost in the woods behind her nursing home for several hours on a crisp fall evening. Your pulse oximeter shows her oxygen saturation to be 82% even though she appears to be breathing adequately. In order to ensure an accurate reading you should:
A) warm the patient's hands and try again. B) place the probe on the patient's earlobe.
C) place the probe on the patient's toe. D) try a different pulse oximeter.
A
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You are by the side of an alert but confused 41-year-old woman who is diaphoretic and appears exhausted. She informs you that she has a history of seizures and just had a generalized seizure. Despite your urging, she refuses transport to the hospital. Your safest action would be to:
A) transport her despite her refusal to consent. B) advise medical direction of the situation. C) contact law enforcement so transport is legal. D) recognize a seizure history and have patient sign a refusal form.
The Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) was originally developed for use in coding services, such as durable medical equipment, for ____.
A. managed care patients B. Blue Cross C. Medicare patients D. HMOs E. Medicaid patients
Verification of the information recorded by an organization is performed using audit trails.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A numeric filing system ________.
A. is the only practical system for a large practice B. is not used when patient confidentiality is especially important C. may include numbers that indicate where in the filing system a file can be found D. organizes records according to the patient's last name E. is based primarily on dates