A "Never Event" as defined by CMS includes:
a. bariatric surgical procedure.
b. myocardial infarction.
c. poor blood sugar control.
d. coronary artery disease.
ANS: C
Poor blood sugar control is an event that CMS deems not to be consistent with quality patient care rendered to hospitalized individuals.
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a. Decreased hematopoiesis in the bone marrow b. Decreased hematopoiesis in the liver c. Decreased erythropoiesis in the bone marrow d. Ineffective erythropoiesis in the bone marrow
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F).
a. The effect of a stroke on the limbs/extremities of the body is contraindicated. b. Prodrome is a group of symptoms which appear before the onset of a more severe illness. c. In erythroblastosis fetalis there is excessive destruction of erythrocytes in the infant and yellow skin pigmentation. d. In erythroblastosis fetalis one of the clinical symptoms is jaundice of the mother due to an accumulaton of bilirubin in the blood.