Author Question: Important information is recorded in the patient's hospital chart while he remains in the hospital. ... (Read 34 times)

Starlight · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Important information is recorded in the patient's hospital chart while he remains in the hospital. At discharge, who is the owner of the patient's chart?

1. The patient owns the chart, but the hospital keeps the record.
2. The chart is a record that no one really owns. It is kept by the hospital.
3. The chart is a legal document that is owned by the state courts.
4. The chart is a legal document that is owned by the hospital.

Question 2

The physician has ordered Phenobarbital (Liminal) 100 mg three times a day for a patient with seizures. To help you develop an appropriate care plan for this patient, what best describes the action of this drug in the body?

1. It will increase urination for 2 hours after ingestion.
2. It will cause severe thirst and dryness of the mucus membranes.
3. It has a long duration, with a sedative effect on the brain.
4. It will lower the seizure threshold.

Jsherida · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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The chart belongs to the hospital. It is not the property of the patient, the nurse, or the physician.

Answer to Question 2

3
Barbiturates have a long duration of action and are used for their sedative effect on the brain. They also raise the seizure threshold, preventing the level of activity that produces the seizure.