When the Patient Is Going to Be Admitted to the Hospital

question 42

Multiple Choice

When the patient is going to be admitted to the hospital from home, what should the medical assistant do?

• A) Make sure there is preauthorization for the admission.
• B) Arrange transportation for the patient.
• C) Schedule the physician to be at the hospital when the patient is admitted.
• D) Instruct the patient not to eat or drink after midnight the night before the admission.
• E) All of the above.

Understand the concept of systematic errors and their impact on research outcomes.

Grasp the significance of pilot testing and its role in refining research methods.

Differentiate between internal consistency, test-retest stability, and inter-observational reliability.

Acknowledge the importance of generalizability in research through repeated studies across different populations.

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Definitions:

Preemptive Rights

A shareholder's right to buy new shares in a company before they are offered to the public, in order to maintain their proportional ownership.

New Issue

Financial securities (like stocks or bonds) that are publicly sold for the first time.

Shareholders

Individuals or entities that own shares in a corporation, giving them ownership interest and certain rights in the company.

Subrogation

The legal right for an insurer to pursue a third party that caused an insurance loss to the insured.