While assessing a patient on a home mechanical ventilator, the low pressure alarm sounds. Your immediate action would be to:
A) start positive pressure ventilation with high-concentration oxygen.
B) increase the rate of ventilation on the ventilator.
C) check the ventilator tubing for kinking or obstruction.
D) check the connection between the tubing and tracheostomy.
D
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The Equal Pay Act of 1963 makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate on the basis of
A) age. B) race. C) nationality. D) gender.
Which of the following is the responsibility of the hospital health information management department?
A) Compiling forms for the medical record B) Abstracting information from the medical record C) Coding of the medical record D) Assuring the accuracy of the medical record E) All of the above
Retirement often means losing regular social interaction and a sense of:
A) need. B) accomplishment. C) isolation. D) purpose.
Financial policies usually contain what information?
A. insufficient funds payment policy and TOS collection B. credit policy, insufficient funds payment policy, and insurance information C. credit policy and insurance information D. insurance information and insufficient funds payment policy