Chapter 9

Question 0

Community-based healthcare

Answer 0

Healthcare that is provided to people who live within a defined geographic region or who have common needs; designed to meet the needs of people as the move between and among healthcare settings.

Question 1

Chart

Answer 1

computerized or paper medical record containing information such as medical orders, assessments, and care; nursing documentation of plan of care, assessments, and interventions; and diagnostic/surgery results.

Question 2

Continuity of care

Answer 2

Coordination of services provided to patients before they enter a healthcare setting, during the time they are in the setting, and after they leave the setting.

Question 3

Discharge Planning

Answer 3

Systematic process of preparing the patient to leave the healthcare facility and for maintaining continuity of care.

Question 4

HIPPA privacy rule

Answer 4

federal law enacted to ensure that health information is protected while allowing the flow of health information needed to provide and promote high-quality healthcare and to protect the public’s health and well-being.

Question 5

Kardex care plan

Answer 5

trade name for a care plan documentation system that encompasses (1) prescriptions for nursing care related to activities of daily living; (2) nursing diagnoses and related patient goals and nursing orders; and (3) the nursing care related to diagnostic measures and the medical regimen.