C HAPTER 11: A DMISSION , T RANSFER , AND
D ISCHARGE
Cooper: Foundation of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Upon admission, the nurse notes that a patient without famil y members
present has a billfold filled with cash. Where can the nurse suggest the
money be placed?
a. In a sealed envelope in the bedside table
b. In the care of hospital securit y
c. Locked in the narcotic cupboard
d. In the hospital safe
ANS: D
Valuables should be locked in the hospital safe.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 263 OBJ: 6
TOP: Care of valuables KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NC LEX: Safe, Effective Care
Environment
2. If a patient has an order for an interagency transfer, where does the nurse
explain that the patient will be moved?
a. A double room to a private room
b. One unit of the hospital to another
, c. One room of the unit to another
d. One facilit y to another
ANS: D
The interagency transfer moves a patient from one health care agency
to another.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 268
OBJ: 7 TOP: Transfer KEY: Nursing Process
Step: Implementation MSC: NC LEX: Psychosocial
Integrit y
3. Before the actual discharge occurs, what must the nurse ensure?
a. The patient is well enough to go home.
b. The patient has not been overl y medicated.
c. The patient understands the discharge i nstructions.
d. The patient has adequate transportation.
ANS: C
It is essential that the patient be full y aware of the discharge
instructions before being discharged.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: pp. 268 -269 OBJ: 5 |
9 TOP: Discharge KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NC LEX: Safe, Effective Care
Environment
D ISCHARGE
Cooper: Foundation of Nursing, 9th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Upon admission, the nurse notes that a patient without famil y members
present has a billfold filled with cash. Where can the nurse suggest the
money be placed?
a. In a sealed envelope in the bedside table
b. In the care of hospital securit y
c. Locked in the narcotic cupboard
d. In the hospital safe
ANS: D
Valuables should be locked in the hospital safe.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: p. 263 OBJ: 6
TOP: Care of valuables KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NC LEX: Safe, Effective Care
Environment
2. If a patient has an order for an interagency transfer, where does the nurse
explain that the patient will be moved?
a. A double room to a private room
b. One unit of the hospital to another
, c. One room of the unit to another
d. One facilit y to another
ANS: D
The interagency transfer moves a patient from one health care agency
to another.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Comprehension REF: p. 268
OBJ: 7 TOP: Transfer KEY: Nursing Process
Step: Implementation MSC: NC LEX: Psychosocial
Integrit y
3. Before the actual discharge occurs, what must the nurse ensure?
a. The patient is well enough to go home.
b. The patient has not been overl y medicated.
c. The patient understands the discharge i nstructions.
d. The patient has adequate transportation.
ANS: C
It is essential that the patient be full y aware of the discharge
instructions before being discharged.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Application REF: pp. 268 -269 OBJ: 5 |
9 TOP: Discharge KEY: Nursing Process Step:
Implementation MSC: NC LEX: Safe, Effective Care
Environment
