A Client Admitted for an Asthma Attack Is Also Receiving

question 15

Multiple Choice

A client admitted for an asthma attack is also receiving psychiatric treatment for chronic schizophrenia. During the interview the client stops responding and says, "Why are you asking me all these questions? Why do you want to know? Are you recording this for the others?" The nurse's best response is

• A) "I am asking these questions as part of your hospital admission for asthma."
• B) "We cannot admit you without getting this information into our computers."
• C) "We will stop for now, but I'm going to report your behavior to your doctor."
• D) "Why are you asking me questions? This is part of the admission procedure."

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Definitions:

Depreciation

Allocating the price of a physical asset systematically over the duration of its effective life.

Plant Assets

Long-term tangible assets used in the operation of a business that are expected to provide benefits for more than one year, such as machinery and buildings.

Computing Depreciation

The process of systematically allocating the cost of a tangible asset over its useful life, representing how much of the asset's value has been used up.

Units-of-production

A depreciation method that allocates an asset's cost based on its usage, output, or units produced, rather than the passage of time.