Answer the sample questions below then click on the question to reveal the correct answer.
1. Hospitals have a choice of doing all of the following except?
Be directly certified by CMS
Be accredited by a CMS approved deeming authority
Not participating in Medicare / Medicaid programs
Participating in Medicare programs based on approval by their State licensing body
None of the above
2. Which of the following statements regarding the use of a PRN order for restraint or seclusion is true?
PRN use of restraint or seclusion is permitted if part of a medical staff approved protocol
PRN use of restraint or seclusion is not permitted
A trial release from restraint is not considered a PRN use of restraint
Seclusion may be used PRN but not restraint
Restraint may be used PRN but not seclusion
3. The pharmacy must compound all sterile medications and intravenous admixtures except:
In labor and delivery units
In the emergency department
In emergencies
When nursing agrees to do so
When pharmacists are too busy
4. When must informed consent for a surgical procedure be entered into the medical record?
At the time the surgery is scheduled
Prior to the start of the surgical procedure
Upon completion of the surgical procedure
As part of the post-procedure note
Upon discharge of the patient from the recovery area
5. If a hospital has two campuses and each campus has an emergency department, how many medical staff directors of emergency services may the hospital have?
HACP is listed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center as meeting criteria for inclusion in a hospitals Demographic Data Collection Tool™ for Magnet Status.
