Discharge Summaries Using IT Have Several Advantages

question 14

Multiple Choice

Discharge summaries using IT have several advantages. They can:

• A)Replace the need for oral instruction because the patient has printed material to read at home
• B)Be filed with the patient's chart to document patient teaching
• C)Both 1 and 2
• D)Neither 1 nor 2

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Definitions:

Suicide Prevention

Efforts and interventions aimed at reducing the risk and incidences of suicide through outreach, education, and support for those at risk.

Empathy

The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person.

Acute Crisis

A sudden and intense period of difficulty or distress, often requiring immediate intervention to resolve emotional, psychological, or behavioral issues.

Mood Disorders

A category of mental disorders characterized by persistent disturbances in a person's mood, affecting their emotional state.