You are on the scene of an unresponsive adult female patient. You find an empty pill bottle lying next to her bed. You look up the medication in your field guide and discover the medication is a powerful sedative. The prescription on the bottle is for the patient's husband, who is not present to answer questions about the medication. What should you do?
A) Do not document the empty pill bottle. It does not belong to the patient.
B) Document the empty pill bottle. It may provide important clues to the patient's condition.
C) Document the empty pill bottle. It is obvious that she took the pills.
D) Do not document the empty pill bottle. You cannot prove that she took the pills and could lead the doctor to make a false diagnosis.
B
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Massage therapy for a client with Raynaud disease:
a. Is contraindicated b. Is best administered to the affected area when symptoms are present c. Requires no special considerations d. May improve local circulation when administered between attacks
HEDIS was created by the:
A) National Committee for Quality Assurance. B) Hospital Quality Initiative. C) National Trauma Data Bank. D) Joint Commission. E) CMS.