Handoff Communication, or the Transfer of Data During Transitions in Care

question 4

Multiple Choice

Handoff communication, or the transfer of data during transitions in care, includes an opportunity to ask questions, clarify, and confirm the information being passed between sender and receiver. What is the main objective for ensuring effective communication during a client handoff?

• A)To avoid lawsuits
• B)To make sure all documentation is complete
• C)To facilitate quality improvement
• D)To ensure client safety

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Definitions:

Categorical

Pertaining to categories or classification, often used in logic to describe statements that assert or deny something about all members of a category.

Quantifier

In logic, an expression (such as "all", "some", or "no") that indicates the quantity of specimens to which a proposition applies.

Atomic Open Sentence

A sentence in formal logic that contains a variable and becomes a proposition when the variable is replaced by a definite term.

Truth-functional

Pertaining to a logical or linguistic expression whose truth or falsehood depends only on the truth or falsehood of its components.