A Recent Nursing Graduate in a Busy Emergency Department Triages

question 14

Multiple Choice

A recent nursing graduate in a busy emergency department triages a patient who has sustained a large,deep puncture wound in his foot while working at a construction site.He is bleeding and is in pain.The nurse enters the triage data that she has obtained from the patient into a computerized,standard emergency patient classification system.After she enters the assessment data,she notices an alert on the computer screen that prompts her to ask the patient about the status of his tetanus immunization.What system of technology is involved in generating the alert?

• A)Clinical decision support
• B)WL technology
• C)Computerized provider order
• D)Electronic health record

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Definitions:

Weighted-Average Method

A cost accounting method that calculates the cost of equivalent units of production by considering the weight of the cost of current and prior periods' goods.

Equivalent Units

A concept used in cost accounting to express the amount of work done by manufacturers in terms of fully completed units.

Materials

Items or supplies used in the production of goods, considered part of the direct costs in manufacturing.

FIFO Method

"First In, First Out," an inventory valuation method that assumes goods are sold in the order they are acquired, impacting the cost of goods sold and inventory value.