A Health Record Analyst Needs to Quickly Compare All Lab

question 838

Multiple Choice

A health record analyst needs to quickly compare all lab values during one hospitalization. The paper-based health record format best suited for this purpose is

• A) problem-oriented.
• B) source-oriented.
• C) reverse chronological.
• D) integrated.

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Definitions:

Depression

A mood disorder characterized by persistent feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a lack of interest or pleasure in life.

Learned Helplessness

A state where an individual experiences feelings of being powerless, resulting from a traumatic experience or ongoing inability to achieve success.

Seligman

A psychologist known for his work on learned helplessness and positive psychology.

Wolpe

Joseph Wolpe, a South African psychiatrist known for developing systematic desensitization, a method used in behavioral therapy to overcome phobias and anxiety.