RNSG 1125 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Advocacy - ANSWER-support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
care coordination - ANSWER-coordination of services provided to patients before they
enter a health care setting, during the time they are in the setting, and after they leave
the setting
continuity of care - ANSWER-an ongoing coordination of a resident's care over time,
during which the care team is regularly exchanging information and is working toward
shared goals
care transition - ANSWER-a continuous process in which a patient's care shifts from
being provided in one setting of care to another
discharge planning - ANSWER-systematic process of preparing the patient to leave the
health care facility and for maintaining continuity of care; begins upon admission
Verbal handoff/ written handoff - ANSWER-occurs any time one health care provider
transfers the responsibility for the care of a patient to another
admission - ANSWER-entry of a patient into the health care facility
Leaving the Hospital Against Medical Advice - ANSWER-leaving before their treating
physician recommends discharge or despite medical advice to the contrary
Focused charting - ANSWER--Instead of problem lists, a modified list of nursing
diagnoses is used as an index for nursing documentation
-This format uses the nursing process and the more positive concept of the patient's
needs rather than the medical diagnoses and problems.
Occupational Therapist (OT) - ANSWER-A rehabilitation expert specializing in
treatments that help people who suffer from mentally, physically, developmentally, or
emotionally disabling conditions to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work
skills that include improving basic motor functions and reasoning abilities.
social worker - ANSWER-Job: work with client and client's family by coordinating
inpatient and community resources to meet psychosocial and environmental needs that
are necessary for recovery and/or discharge
incident report - ANSWER-a means of documenting problem events within a hospital or
other medical facility
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Advocacy - ANSWER-support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
care coordination - ANSWER-coordination of services provided to patients before they
enter a health care setting, during the time they are in the setting, and after they leave
the setting
continuity of care - ANSWER-an ongoing coordination of a resident's care over time,
during which the care team is regularly exchanging information and is working toward
shared goals
care transition - ANSWER-a continuous process in which a patient's care shifts from
being provided in one setting of care to another
discharge planning - ANSWER-systematic process of preparing the patient to leave the
health care facility and for maintaining continuity of care; begins upon admission
Verbal handoff/ written handoff - ANSWER-occurs any time one health care provider
transfers the responsibility for the care of a patient to another
admission - ANSWER-entry of a patient into the health care facility
Leaving the Hospital Against Medical Advice - ANSWER-leaving before their treating
physician recommends discharge or despite medical advice to the contrary
Focused charting - ANSWER--Instead of problem lists, a modified list of nursing
diagnoses is used as an index for nursing documentation
-This format uses the nursing process and the more positive concept of the patient's
needs rather than the medical diagnoses and problems.
Occupational Therapist (OT) - ANSWER-A rehabilitation expert specializing in
treatments that help people who suffer from mentally, physically, developmentally, or
emotionally disabling conditions to develop, recover, or maintain daily living and work
skills that include improving basic motor functions and reasoning abilities.
social worker - ANSWER-Job: work with client and client's family by coordinating
inpatient and community resources to meet psychosocial and environmental needs that
are necessary for recovery and/or discharge
incident report - ANSWER-a means of documenting problem events within a hospital or
other medical facility
