A Hospital Uses a Source-Oriented Medical Record

question 7

Multiple Choice

A hospital uses a source-oriented medical record. What is a major disadvantage of this charting system?

• A)It involves a cooperative effort among various disciplines.
• B)The system requires diligence in maintaining a current problem list.
• C)Data may be fragmented and scattered throughout the chart.
• D)Oversights of care may result from disagreement over what constitutes a significant variation.

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Definitions:

Behavior Modification

A therapeutic approach that seeks to change potentially self-destructive or unhealthy behaviors through reinforcement and punishment.

Biofeedback

A technique that teaches individuals to control bodily processes that are typically involuntary, through monitoring and feedback from electrodes.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which was developed by B.F. Skinner to study behavior modification.

Biological Response

A physiological or biochemical reaction of an organism to a specific stimulus, including responses to environmental changes, stress, and diseases.