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Fundamentals of Nursing

Check Your Understanding Questions

Fundamentals of NursingCheck Your Understanding Questions

Check Your Understanding Questions

1 .
What is the difference between an acute care and ambulatory admission?
2 .
Why are guidelines from organizations such as CMS and TJC necessary regarding the healthcare admission process?
3 .
What is the benefit to preparing an SBAR report?
4 .
What are the steps required in preparing a patient transfer to another unit? How does that differ from transferring to another healthcare facility?
5 .
Describe the steps for discharge from a healthcare facility.
6 .
Does a patient leaving AMA need to sign the form? Why or why not?
7 .
Why are healthcare providers not allowed to prevent an alert, oriented, and decisional patient from leaving AMA?
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