If a patient has an order for an interagency transfer, the nurse explains that the patient will be moved from:
a. a double room to a private room.
b. one unit of the hospital to another.
c. one room of the unit to another.
d. one facility to another.
Question 2The American Hospital Association's 1972 document that outlines the patient's expectations to be treated with dignity and compassion is:
a. Code of Ethics.
b. Patient's Bill of Rights.
c. OBRA.
d. advance directives.
Question 3Upon admission, the nurse notes that a patient has a billfold filled with cash. Because there is no family member present, the nurse suggests that the money be:
a. placed in a sealed envelope in the bedside table.
b. given to hospital security.
c. locked in the narcotic cupboard.
d. placed in the hospital safe.
Question 4A cost-effective delivery of care being used by many hospitals that allows the LPN/LVN to work with the RN to meet the needs of patients is:
a. focused nursing.
b. team nursing.
c. case management.
d. primary nursing.
Question 5Nursing orders, as opposed to physician's orders, prescribe activities that:
a. need an accompanying physician's order.
b. must be confirmed by the patient's request.
c. may be done independently by the nurse.
d. should not be altered or changed.
Question 6The nurse must be sensitive to an older adult patient experiencing separation anxiety when admitted to the hospital. A child will usually cry, whereas an older adult will often demonstrate:
a. withdrawal.
b. anger.
c. depression.
d. regression.