Chapter 9- Admission, Transfer, Discharge, and Physical Exams

Question 1

admission pack

Answer 1

personal care items supplied upon resident’s admission

Question 2

admit

Answer 2

the entrance of a person to a healthcare facility, beginning care

Question 3

baseline

Answer 3

initial value that can be compared to future measurements

Question 4

bedridden

Answer 4

confined to bed

Question 5

discharge

Answer 5

the release of a person from a healthcare facility, ending care

Question 6

dorsal recumbent

Answer 6

position in which a person is flat on her back with knees flexed and slightly seperated and her feet flat on the bed

Question 7

kilogram

Answer 7

a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams one kilogram equals 2.2 pounds

Question 8

knee-chest

Answer 8

position in which a person is lying on his abdomen with knees pulled up toward the abdomen and with legs separated, arms are pilled up and flexed and the head is turned to one side

Question 9

lithotomy

Answer 9

position in which a person is on her back with her hips at the edge of the exam table, legs are flexed and feet are in padded stirrups

Question 10

metric

Answer 10

system of weights an measures based upon the meter and the kilogram

Question 11

pound

Answer 11

a unit of weight equal to 16 ounces

Question 12

return

Answer 12

the readmittance of a resident to the care facility

Question 13

transfer

Answer 13

moving a person from one place to another, a formal handoff of care from one healthcare professional to another