Before Transporting a Patient to the OR,what Should Be Checked

question 16

Multiple Choice

Before transporting a patient to the OR,what should be checked first by the circulating nurse?

• A)Patient identity
• B)Whether all personnel are present in the OR
• C)Whether all equipment is in place
• D)What procedure is to be performed

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Definitions:

Bad Debt Expense

The estimated amount of credit sales that a company does not expect to collect due to customer's inability to fulfill payment obligations.

Uncollectible

Financial term referring to accounts receivable that are considered unlikely to be collected due to debtor default.

GAAP

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles; a collection of commonly-followed accounting rules and standards for financial reporting.

Allowance Method

An accounting technique used to account for bad debts by estimating uncollectible accounts at the end of each period.