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admission - correct answer ✔putting a patient under treatment (staying in a hospital over night)
disposition - correct answer ✔removal of patient from hospital after being evaluated and discharged by
physician
ward absence - correct answer ✔short absences granted by clinical personnel for military patients,
allowing them to leave the ward but be back by 2400
inpatient - correct answer ✔admitted to MTF, bed occupants
transient patient - correct answer ✔those evacuated from overseas or from one MTF to another
change of status - correct answer ✔change occurs between time of admission and disposition of
military patient
3 types of change of status - correct answer ✔subsisting out
convalescent leave
absent without leave (AWOL)
subsisting out - correct answer ✔active duty patient, has been an inpatient but has reached recovery
and is sent home by physician to recoup
convalescent leave - correct answer ✔active duty patient
, absent without leave - correct answer ✔active duty that leaves MTF without proper approval
inter-ward transfer - correct answer ✔movement of inpatient from one unit to another in same
hospital
inter-service transfer - correct answer ✔movement of inpatient from one clinic service to another in
same hospital
physician is responsible for - correct answer ✔determining if patient needs to be admitted based on
their diagnosis, use AF Form 560 and DA Form 2985 (DA is army)
admission clerk is responsible for - correct answer ✔verifying patient eligibility and completing
remaining entries on AF Form 560
taking inventory of patient valuables
receiving patient trust funds and advice financial responsibility
types of admission - correct answer ✔direct admission (DIR)
emergency room admission (ERA)
absent sick (ABS)
direct admission from absent sick (ABI)
ambulatory procedure visit (APA)
transfer from civilian hospital (CIV)
transferred from another MTF
carded from record only (CRO)
new born (NB)
remain overnight (RON)