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jjjetplane · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

Discharge planning is a centralized, coordinated, multidisciplinary process that ensures that a patient has a plan for continuing care after leaving a health care agency. What is the most appropriate time to begin discharge planning?

A. The day of patient discharge from the health care agency
B. As soon as the insurance provider has been identified
C. When the health care provider writes the discharge order
D. When the patient is admitted to the health care agency

Question 2

Misty is a surgical nurse and is very concerned about infection control in the Surgery Department. Recently she provided education to the surgery staff on ways to eliminate transient hand flora. The most precise description for this is hand:

A. hygiene.
B. washing.
C. antisepsis.
D. cleaning.

yuyiding · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Discharge planning begins the moment a patient is admitted to a health care facility.

Answer to Question 2

C
Hand hygiene is a general term that applies to hand washing, antiseptic handwash, antiseptic hand rub, or surgical hand antisepsis. Hand washing refers to washing hands with plain soap and water. An antiseptic handwash means washing hands with water and soap or other detergents containing an antiseptic agent. An antiseptic hand rub means to apply an antiseptic hand rub product, such as alcohol, to all surfaces of the hands to reduce the number of microorganisms present. Surgical hand antisepsis is an antiseptic handwash or antiseptic hand rub that surgical personnel perform preoperatively to eliminate transient and reduce resident hand flora.