A Patient Is Considered an Inpatient to the Hospital on Admission

question 20

Multiple Choice

A patient is considered an inpatient to the hospital on admission

• A) to the emergency department.
• B) for an overnight stay.
• C) for an outpatient surgical procedure.
• D) both b and c

---

Definitions:

Morphine Sulfate

A powerful opioid analgesic drug used to relieve severe pain.

Epidural Medication

Medications administered into the epidural space outside the dura mater to provide regional anesthesia or pain relief.

Subarachnoid Space

An area between the arachnoid mater and pia mater, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, surrounding the brain and spinal cord.

Patient-Controlled Analgesia

Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) is a method of pain management that allows patients to self-administer a controlled amount of pain medication, typically using a programmable pump.