Identify five purposes for the medical record.
What will be an ideal response?
(1) Required by licensing authorities and provides a format for tracking, documenting, and maintaining a patient's communication; (2) documentation of continuing health care; (3) provides a foundation for managing a patient's health care; (4) serves as a legal document in lawsuits, and (5) provides clinical data for education, research, statistical tracking, and assessing the quality of health care.
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Generally, the paramedic is not at liberty to disregard a physician's order unless:
A) the physician is not the paramedic's medical director. B) the physician is not a licensed emergency physician. C) it is documented why the order was not carried out. D) carrying out the order will cause harm to the patient.
Which of the following is the mission of the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT)?
a. To certify those who have the knowledge and skills needed to assist pharmacists to safely, accurately, and efficiently prepare and dispense prescriptions b. To certify those who have self-confidence that prevents them from making medication errors c. To certify those who have received A.A.S. degrees d. To certify those who have completed 900 hours of externship