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The first step in patient admission is handled by:
Nurse in-charge
Admission clerk/receptionist
Ward boy
Consultant
The occupancy chart at reception is used for:
Tracking staff attendance
Ensuring quick admission
Billing patients
Recording discharges
Patient's particulars are written on:
OP card
Case-sheet
Prescription pad
Discharge slip
Who orients the patient to room facilities during admission?
Consultant
Resident doctor
Nurse
Attender
Consent form for admission must be signed by:
Hospital administrator
Consultant
Patient or relative
Pharmacist
In case of valuables, patients are advised to:
Hand over to nurse
Keep in safe custody
Deposit in pharmacy
Submit to MRD
During emergency admission, paperwork should be completed:
Before admission
After stabilizing the patient
Only with consultant's permission
At billing section
Unique Patient Identification Number (UPIN) is suggested by:
WHO
QCI
NABH
MCI
A patient admitted multiple times in a year will get:
Same IP number
New IP number each time
No number
Only discharge summary
Discharge summaries are filed according to:
Ward number
Consultant's name
UPIN
Bed number
Admission through OPD requires:
Reference slip from lab
Advice slip from consultant
Admission by billing clerk
Dietician approval
Critically ill patients in casualty are shifted to:
General ward
ICU
Pharmacy
MRD
Referral admissions from companies follow:
Direct payment system (DPS)
Cash before service
Credit note
Free service
Direct admissions usually happen in:
MRD
Casualty
Pharmacy
Canteen
Transfer policy ensures:
Quick billing
Patient safety
Free treatment
Reduced staff
Patient transfer from ICU to ward occurs when:
Patient becomes stable
Doctor is absent
Bed is vacant
Billing is cleared
Transferring a patient to another hospital may occur due to:
Non-availability of specialty
Patient's refusal
Bed linen shortage
Dietician advice
Patients taken to diagnostic centers must:
Be discharged
Carry case sheet
Pay extra registration fees
Sign new consent
Discharge planning should be:
On same day only
A day in advance
Decided by patient
Done after billing only
Discharge summaries are prepared by:
Dietician
Duty doctor
Receptionist
Pharmacist
Discharge at request is initiated by:
Consultant
Patient/attendant
Nurse
Billing officer
Discharge against medical advice requires:
Consent from consultant
Written statement from patient/attendant
Police approval
MRD clearance
Common reason for discharge against medical advice is:
High expenditure
Free diet
Change in nurse
Lack of consent form
If a patient leaves without informing, it is recorded as:
Discharged at request
Absconded
Expired
Transferred
Absconded patients must be reported to:
Police
Dietician
Ward boy
Billing clerk
OPD is considered as:
A minor section of hospital
The first point of contact for patients
Only for emergencies
A billing center
Usual working hours of OPD in most hospitals are:
24 hours
10 am to 6 pm
8 am to 8 pm
9 am to 5 pm
Location of OPD in a hospital should be:
Top floor
At the entrance
Near ICU
Behind canteen
Wheelchair and trolley facilities must be available in:
OT
Pharmacy
OPD
Blood bank
New patients visiting OPD must:
Pay discharge fee
Register at OPD reception
Meet dietician first
Submit blood report
Review patients visiting OPD should:
Register again
Pay new admission fees
Go directly to consultant
Report to dietician
Consultants' names and schedules must be displayed:
In billing section
At OPD prominently
In canteen
In ICU
Crowding in OPD should be:
Encouraged
Avoided
Ignored
Reported to police
If a consultant is absent, the OPD should:
Cancel all appointments
Display notice and inform patients
Close reception
Ask patients to wait
Pharmacy for OPD should be located:
Inside wards
Near OPD
In MRD
In ICU
Medicines regularly prescribed should be available according to:
Patient preference
Doctor's choice
Hospital drug formulary
Market availability
OP records of patients must be:
Destroyed after each visit
Maintained for review
Sent to MRD immediately
Kept with billing section
Key indicator of OPD receptionist performance is:
Number of registrations
Collection of feedback
Minimizing waiting time
Number of referrals
OPD toilets must have:
Separate ones for staff
Special facilities for vulnerable patients
One toilet for all
No toilet facility
Emergency facilities in OPD include:
Coffee machine
Wheelchair and oxygen supply
Linen store
Dietician desk
Suggestions and feedback forms in OPD help in:
Increasing crowd
Improving services
Reducing OPD time
Reducing staff
OPD receptionists should issue:
Admission slip
Registration card
Blood donation card
Referral slip
Registration validity in OPD is decided by:
Patient
Consultant
Hospital management
Nurse
If a patient consults more than one doctor within validity period, registration charges:
Must be paid again
Are not charged again
Are doubled
Are paid at pharmacy
Separate file in OPD is maintained for:
Each patient
Each consultant
Each medicine
Each nurse
Who enters patient's clinical history in OPD file?
Receptionist
Consultant
Nurse
Attender
Priority in OPD should be given to:
VIPs
Staff relatives
Vulnerable patients
Late arrivals
In case of centralized appointments, records should be maintained by:
Billing section
OPD receptionist
Dietician
MRD staff
Non-availability of consultant must be:
Ignored
Displayed and informed to patients
Reported to police
Handled by ward boy
Main duty of OPD receptionist is to:
Reduce waiting time
Increase registrations
Check lab reports
Handle pharmacy
Diet is considered as important as:
Exercise
Medicine
Counseling
Rest
Delay in supply of food to patients may lead to:
Dietician shortage
Delay in medication
Patient transfer
Staff complaints
Who plans patient diet in coordination with the doctor?
Nurse
Dietician
Pharmacist
OPD receptionist
Salt-free diet is mainly for:
Diabetic patients
Renal failure and BP patients
Pediatric patients
Cancer patients
Semi-solid diet is given for:
Orthopedic patients
Nasogastric feeding patients
Psychiatric patients
Normal patients
Canteen for patients and staff can be:
Run only by hospital management
Outsourced or in-house
Managed by nurses
Controlled by MRD
If the canteen is outsourced, management must:
Ignore patient diet
Monitor patient diet
Stop staff food
Increase prices
patients are prepared by:
Nurse
Dietician
Attender
Pharmacist
Nutritional assessment for both OP and IP patients is done by:
Canteen manager
Dietician
Resident doctor
Ward boy
Consent is defined under:
Indian Penal Code
Indian Contract Act, Sec 13
CrPC, Sec 53
Medical Council Act
Legally valid consent requires the patient to be:
Above 16 years
Above 18 years and mentally sound
Only literate
Approved by family
Consent given under fear or fraud is:
Valid
Not valid
Provisional
Partial
The most common type of consent in hospitals is:
Expressed
Implied
Informed
Legal
Implied consent allows:
General and systemic examination
Surgical operation
Medicolegal examination
Anesthesia administration
Express consent can be given:
Only in writing
Verbally or in writing
Only by relatives
By nurse
Expressed written consent is mandatory for:
Normal check-up
Invasive procedures
OPD consultation
Diet counseling
Expressed consent must follow the doctrine of:
Confidentiality
Informed consent
Hospital policy
Medical ethics only
Informed consent requires:
Disclosure of information
Only doctor's decision
Verbal assurance
Billing clearance
A key element of informed consent is:
Patient's voluntary decision
Family pressure
Hospital administration approval
Nurse's confirmation
Legal competency to give consent means:
Patient is above 21 years
Patient is sound and above 18 years
Patient is educated
Patient is employed
Informed consent must explain:
Consultant's experience
Risks and alternatives
Hospital charges
Ward facilities
Consent is not required in:
Elective surgery
Medical emergencies
Diagnostic tests
Minor procedures
Consent is not needed for treatment of:
Diabetic patients
Notifiable diseases
Psychiatric illness voluntarily
Hypertension
Under CrPC Sec 53(2), female examination should be done by:
Any doctor
Female doctor only
Nurse in-charge
Police officer
Consent must be obtained:
Before preoperative medication
After surgery
After billing
Only on discharge
In case of unconscious patients, consent comes from:
Ward boy
Legal guardian/relative
Hospital administrator
Resident nurse
Emergency treatment consent is considered:
Expressed
Implied
Written only
Optional
One major reason for taking consent is:
Increase patient bills
Provide legal protection to practitioner
Delay procedures
Avoid MRD work
Consent protects doctors under:
Sec 88, IPC
Sec 302, IPC
Sec 13, ICA
Sec 53, CrPC
Without consent, medical intervention may be considered:
Negligence
Assault and battery
Harassment
Breach of trust
Extension of consent is allowed in:
Emergency situations
Normal OP consultation
Pharmacy billing
Diet services
Informed consent must be documented:
Only in OPD
In writing with witness
By ward boy
Only in discharge file
If the patient is competent, consent must be taken from:
Family members
Patient directly
Nearest relative only
Guardian
Informed consent requires doctor to explain:
Provisional diagnosis and procedure
Patient's financial status
Hospital rules only
Consultant's seniority
Minimum number of operation theaters required in a hospital is:
One
Two
Three
Four
Multispecialty hospitals usually have:
Only one OT
Separate OTs for specialties
No dedicated OT
One common OT for all
Minor OT is generally located near:
ICU
OPD/Emergency
Pharmacy
Canteen
Postoperative wards should be:
Near the billing section
Near the OT complex
In the OPD
Next to canteen
OT entry barriers ensure:
Security
Sterility
Patient privacy
Billing clearance
Before crossing the first OT barrier, one must:
Wear gloves
Change shoes/slippers
Wash hands only
Carry case sheet
The OT area must always be:
Well lit only
Sterilized
Painted
Carpeted
Flooring of OT should be:
Wooden
Antistatic
Rough cement
Carpeted
Sophisticated modular OTs use walls made of:
Wood
Stainless steel
Plastic
Glass
OTs must be fumigated:
Monthly
Weekly/fortnightly
Annually
Never
OT cultures after fumigation are collected from:
Only OT light
Corners, OT table, walls, Boyl's machine, air
Pharmacy
ICU
Recommended OT size is:
15 × 12 × 10 ft
22 × 18 × 10 ft
20 × 20 × 15 ft
25 × 15 × 10 ft
Positive pressure in OT is measured using:
Barometer
Monometer
Thermometer
Flow meter
Laminar air flow in OT helps to:
Save energy
Prevent infections
Increase humidity
Reduce costs
Dual OTs are essential for:
Eye surgeries
Transplant surgeries
Minor procedures
OPD dressings
Which of the following is NOT OT equipment?
OT table
Defibrillator
Microscope
Dialysis machine
Checklist before procedure includes checking:
Patient's bill
OT sterilization status
Diet sheet
Pharmacy stock
Who is responsible for maintaining OT discipline?
Surgeon
OT in-charge
Ward boy
Dietician
OT in-charge must maintain:
Sterilization records
Canteen menu
Nurse attendance
Patient's consent
Unauthorized staff in OT should be:
Allowed if needed
Not permitted
Permitted with ID card
Ignored
OT in-charge must ensure:
Inventory of drugs & instruments
Patient billing
Nurse salary
Lab reports
Emergency surgeries require staff to be available:
During working hours only
Round the clock
On weekends only
On alternate days
OT bills for instruments and charges are prepared by:
Surgeon
OT in-charge
Billing department
Ward nurse
General cleanliness and sterilization of OT is responsibility of:
OT technician/nurse
Ward boy
Pharmacist
Receptionist
Operative notes must be completed by:
OT technician
Surgeon
Nurse in-charge
Anesthetist
A blood bank is a place where:
Patients are admitted
Blood is collected, stored, and prepared for transfusion
Plasma only is stored
Drugs are dispensed
Main objective of blood transfusion medicine is to:
Reduce hospital stay
Provide safe and high-quality blood
Increase hospital profit
Reduce donor visits
Blood bank must supply blood:
Once a week
24 hours a day
Only in the morning
Only in emergencies
Who is primarily responsible for diet in hospital?
Pharmacist
Dietician
Blood bank officer
Not applicable
Blood group determination is done:
Randomly
Correctly for each donation
Only for inpatients
By patient request
Duties of blood bank medical officer include:
Checking reagents and consumables
Doing surgery
Preparing diet sheets
Collecting OPD fees
Which of the following samples is rejected?
Properly labeled sample
Hemolyzed or decomposed sample
Fresh whole blood
Labeled and sealed sample
Expired reagents in blood bank should be:
Used immediately
Sent to accredited lab for testing
Stored for later
Given to patients
Processed samples in blood bank must be retained for:
24 hours
7 days
30 days
Indefinitely
Positive and negative controls in testing are run:
Only once a year
Whenever a new reagent batch is used
Not required
By consultants only
Calibration of blood bank equipment is done:
As per departmental plan
Once in 10 years
By donors
Randomly
Average total blood volume in an adult is:
2 liters
3 liters
5 liters
8 liters
One unit of blood is approximately:
100ml
250ml
350 - 450ml
1 Liter
Main role of red blood cells is:
Fight infection
Carry oxygen
Blood clotting
Produce plasma
Main role of white blood cells is:
Provide energy
Immunity and infection defense
Transport oxygen
Blood coagulation
Platelets are essential for:
Blood clot formation
Fighting infection
Oxygen transport
Hormone secretion
Plasma mainly transports:
Only oxygen
Hormones and nutrients
Only RBCs
Antibodies only
Minimum age to donate blood in India is:
16 years
18 years
21 years
25 years
Minimum weight required for a blood donor is:
35 Kg
40 Kg
45 Kg
50 Kg
Time taken for blood donation is about:
10 minutes
20 minutes
45 minutes
2 hours
Plasma portion of blood is replaced in:
1–2 hours
24–28 hours
1 week
3–5 weeks
