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when a delivery occurs how do you know what to code first - Answers-first code the condition that admitted them, or the condition they have that required a c section

What is a TRUE statement in reporting pressure ulcers? a. When a pressure ulcer is at on stage and progresses to the higher stage, report the lowest stage for that site. b. Two codes are assigned when a patient is admitted with a pressure ulcer that evolves to another stage during the admission. c. When documentation does not provide the stage of the pressure ulcer, report the unstageable pressure ulcer code(L89.95). d. The site of the ulcer and the stage of the ulcer are reported with two...

Advanced Beneficiary Notice (ABN) - Answers-Document that informs covered patients that Medicare may not cover a certain service and the patient will be responsible for the bill required before billing the patient if coverage is denied HITECH - Answers-Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act - allows patients to request an audit trail of their disclosures of their health info made through the electronic health record - requires that an individual be notified if...

Rationale: This may seem like a very tough question and without your code book resources, it would be. Very few coders who are not coding vascular procedures daily would know this answer. However. the job as coders is to be resourceful and to be able to find answers to questions quickly. In this case, Appendix L of your CPT code book contains charts with the vascular families. The answer is easily found by turning to the section for First Order, Celiac Trunk.

An assistive personnel (AP) and a nurse are turning a client onto the right side. Which of the following actions by the AP requires the nurse to intervene? - Answers-Places a pillow under the client's right arm. Rationale: The AP should place a pillow under the client's left arm to prevent internal rotation of the left shoulder. A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the parents of a 6-month-old infant. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? - Answers-Introduce n...

Communication occurs up and down the chain of command and between group members Work output is low unless an informal leader evolves from the group *the use of any of these styles may be appropriate depending on the situation - Answers-Laissez faire The nurse should consider the hierarchy of human needs when prioritizing interventions, which are? - Answers-- Physiological needs first (oxygen, shelter, food) - Safety & security needs (physical safety) - Love and belonging - Self estee...

A nurse is caring for four newborns. Which of the following newborns is at greatest risk for hypoglycemia? A newborn who is large for gestational age A newborn who has an Rh incompatibility A newborn who has pathologic jaundice A newborn who has fetal alcohol syndrome - Answers-A newborn who is large for gestational age Large for gestational age (LGA) newborns are those newborns whose weight is at or above the 90th percentile. One of the most common etiologies of LGA newborns is a mother ...

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who is at 33 wks gestation and has placenta previa and bleeding. What scripts should the nurse clarify with the provider? a. insert a large-bore IV catheter b. perform a vaginal exam c. perform continuous external fetal monitoring d. obtain a blood sample for lab testing - Answers-b. perform a vaginal exam When a client has a placenta previa, the placenta implants in the lower part of the uterus and obstructs the cervical os (the opening...

a nurse is reviewing findings of a client's biophysical profile. the nurse should expect which of the following variables to be included in the test? SATA a fetal weight b fetal breathing movement c fetal tone d fetal position e amniotic fluid volume - Answers-b fetal breathing movement c fetal tone e amniotic fluid volume a nurse is caring for a client who is in preterm labor and is scheduled to undergo an amniocentesis. the nurse should evaluate which of the following tests to asses...

a. A fasting blood glucose of 120 mg/dL is above the expected reference range for a client who has gestational diabetes. However, this is a non-urgent finding, which means that another client is the nurse's priority. c. This finding is a clinical manifestation of anemia in a client who is pregnant, which is a non-urgent condition. Therefore, another client is the nurse's priority. d. Dysuria can indicate a urinary tract infection, which can cause preterm labor. Dysuria in a client who is...