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Post-Test: ED Discharge Failure
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1. If a patient decides to leave
against medical advice (AMA):
a. Discharge instructions
should not mention that the
patient could die
b. The hospital is automatically exempt from all civil
liability
c. Never provide discharge
instructions
d. Always provide discharge
instructions when possible
2. Errors not caught in discharge
instructions:
a. Could cause medication error
b. Could cause patient to die
c. Could be evidence in civil
litigation
d. All of the above
3. Literature shows that up to
41% of patients:
a. Leave the hospital AMA
b. Do not understand their
diagnosis
c. Find errors in their discharge paperwork
d. Are readmitted to the hospital for the same problem
within 24 hours
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4. The Joint Commission’s core
measure for a heart failure
diagnosis does not include
which of the following topics
on discharge instructions?
a. Daily weights
b. Stress reduction
c. Diet
d. Activity
5. Which method of discharge
teaching best evaluates the
patient’s understanding of the
instructions?
a. Teach-back
b. See one, do one, teach one
c. Pantomime
d. Mayo Clinic method
6. Discharge instructions should
only be given to patients who
are ready to receive them.
a. True
b. False
7. Using computer programs that
print discharge instructions,
with which of the following
provide better patient understanding and compliance?
a. Instructions printed in native language and English
b. Cartoons
c. Pictures and diagrams
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
8. A follow-up appointment made
while the patient is still in the
hospital is more likely to result
in follow-up care.
a. True
b. False
9. Discharge instructions are not
part of the patient chart?
a. True
b. False
10. An intoxicated patient who is
cleared for discharge may have
discharge instructions provided
to a competent responsible
family member?
a. True
b. False
10.What percentage of patients
fail to fill prescriptions given
from the hospital?
a. 3-9%
b. 12-20%
c. 38-43%