The 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 2
Upon 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.
American Water Spaniel
Stained section of cerebral cortex from autopsy of a patient with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Helping maintain accurate patient records is a critical part of the medical assistant's work.
All messages must be documented and placed in the patient's chart.
Preparing a Manual Patient Ledger.
Deliver abdominal thrusts to the supine unconscious patient.