CCRP Patient Assessment/ Questions with
Definitive Solutions
Assessment - Answer: an objective evaluation or
appraisal of an individual's health status,
including acute and chronic conditions
How does an assessment gather information? - Answer: through collection of
data, observation, and physical examination
What type of assessment?
•Gather information about the patient from available sources such as medical
records or reports from diagnostic studies
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, • Perform direct measurements on the patient such as 12-lead EKG, blood
pressure, or body mass index - Answer: objective assessment
Initial assessment has several purposes, name four: - Answer: •Confirm referral
diagnosis - it is not enough for a health care provider to scribble a diagnosis on a
prescription pad or to type it onto an electronic referral sheet; that diagnosis must
be confirmed
by an official medical document to justify patient enrollment in rehab and
subsequent payment for services rendered
• Collect baseline data - each patient's starting point is verified through a series of
facts and figures about their status
• Begin risk stratification - information gleaned from activities comprising this first
encounter may provide clues to the likelihood of a recurrent cardiac event
• Build rapport with the patient - spending time with and showing a caring
attitude toward a new patient sets the stage for all staff: patient encounters that
follow during rehab
"Stable" HF is further defined - Answer: as not having a recent (within last 6
weeks) cardiovascular hospitalization or a planned cardiovascular procedure
(within the last 6 months)
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Definitive Solutions
Assessment - Answer: an objective evaluation or
appraisal of an individual's health status,
including acute and chronic conditions
How does an assessment gather information? - Answer: through collection of
data, observation, and physical examination
What type of assessment?
•Gather information about the patient from available sources such as medical
records or reports from diagnostic studies
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, • Perform direct measurements on the patient such as 12-lead EKG, blood
pressure, or body mass index - Answer: objective assessment
Initial assessment has several purposes, name four: - Answer: •Confirm referral
diagnosis - it is not enough for a health care provider to scribble a diagnosis on a
prescription pad or to type it onto an electronic referral sheet; that diagnosis must
be confirmed
by an official medical document to justify patient enrollment in rehab and
subsequent payment for services rendered
• Collect baseline data - each patient's starting point is verified through a series of
facts and figures about their status
• Begin risk stratification - information gleaned from activities comprising this first
encounter may provide clues to the likelihood of a recurrent cardiac event
• Build rapport with the patient - spending time with and showing a caring
attitude toward a new patient sets the stage for all staff: patient encounters that
follow during rehab
"Stable" HF is further defined - Answer: as not having a recent (within last 6
weeks) cardiovascular hospitalization or a planned cardiovascular procedure
(within the last 6 months)
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