HST: Admitting, Transferring, and Discharges Assignment

What should be done with a patient's valuables if they do not take them home upon discharge from the hospital?

• The valuables should be discarded.

• The valuables should be kept in a safe place or sent to security.

• The valuables should be given to another patient.

• The valuables should be left in the patient's room.

Who is usually responsible for providing information about medications and allergies when a patient is admitted to a facility?

• The nurse on duty.

• The patient or the person responsible for the patient.

• The facility's security personnel.

• The patient's family members, regardless of their knowledge.

What is the purpose of the admission form in a healthcare facility?

• To provide a list of the patient's personal belongings.

• To record the patient's dietary preferences.

• To ensure complete and accurate information for nursing care plan.

• To keep track of the hospital's inventory.

What should be explained to the patient and family members upon orientation to the facility?

• Only the visiting hours and location of lounges.

• The patient's diagnosis and treatment plan in detail.

• Instructions about how to operate the call signal, bed control, telephone, visiting hours, services, and other routines and activities.

• The financial policies of the hospital exclusively.

What must be done before a patient or resident can be discharged from a facility?

• The patient must request discharge in writing.

• A written physician's order is required.

• The patient's family must be present.

• All the patient's belongings must be sold.

Which of the following is not a category listed under 'PERSONAL BELONGINGS' on the admission form?

• Jewelry

• Clothing

• Electronics

• Money

What are the methods of temperature measurement listed on the admission form?

• Oral, Rectal, Axillary

• Oral, Intravenous, Axillary

• Oral, Rectal, Infrared

• Oral, Rectal, Ophthalmic

According to the admission form, how can a patient's pulse be measured?

• Radial, Apical

• Radial, Dorsal

• Carotid, Apical

• Brachial, Radial

Which of the following is not an option for 'DISPOSITION OF VALUABLES' on the admission form?

• Patient

• Home

• Placed in Safe

• Locked in Hospital

What should be done in case of an emergency according to the admission form?

• Notify the police

• Notify a family member

• Notify the person listed under 'IN CASE OF EMERGENCY NOTIFY'

• Notify the hospital administration