A Client Is Being Admitted to the Hospital and the Nurse

question 13

Multiple Choice

A client is being admitted to the hospital and the nurse has the client's electronic record, including past medical history. What should the nurse do with this information?

• A) Copy the information from the electronic database to the admission database.
• B) Not use it because it is preferred to ask clients about past history at each encounter.
• C) Save time and skip this part of the history-taking because the record is electronic.
• D) Verify with the client that the list is current, complete, and correct.

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Definitions:

Primacy Effect

The tendency to remember information that is presented first better than information that is presented later.

Schema

A cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information, allowing individuals to categorize and understand new information based on existing knowledge.

Concept

An abstract idea or general notion that represents something in the mind, forming the basis of thoughts or theories.

Distinctiveness

The quality or condition of being unique and different from other entities in identifiable ways.