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Do you need to wear gloves to perform venipuncture?
OSHA requires the use of gloves during venipuncture except in those extremely rare cases in which doing so would put the patient and health care provider in jeopardy.
Why would a hospital be interested in patient recruitment?
A hospital would be interested in patient recruitment in order to get more patients in order to get more money. The more patients a hospital has the more money they make.
Should a patient with a dual diagnosis of substance abuse and bipolar be treated at a drug rehab facility or a psychiatric hospital?
From experience with friends, I would recommend that they first go to the psychiatric hospital, and then go to drug rehab.
How would you optimize the patient flow in a hospital?
There are varying opinions on how to optimize patient flow in a hospital. Dr. Jensen has a video of his methods on YouTube and Becker's Hospital Review suggests expanding the ED.
Why would a hospital call in hospice if the patient does not have cancer?
Because the patient probably has less than 6 months to live, with the condition the patient has.
Is it illegal to deny a patient a copy of his chart if he is unable to pay the fee to obtain it?
A patient with a chart is usually in the hospital. With that said, most hospital stays including the tests done for a patient are paid for by an insurance company. Since the hospital is already paid, it seems logical that a copy of the patient's chart should be given freely. It would seem to be a patient "right".
How long would a hospital keep a patient who has a disease with no cure?
it depends what disease the patient has and how sick that patient is. its different for everyone. if other people are at risk of developing the same life threatening condition, the person is likely to be kept in the hospital.
What is included in hospital inpatient room and board charge?
Everything that a patient uses is a hospital room is usually charged to the patient. This would include soap, shampoo, towels, and the use of fans or televisions.
A patient with a calculus in the ureter would most likely experience?
Nocturia
Medical students can train on patient simulators and experience firsthand how a human would react to their treatment?
Patient simulator
What type of laboratory test(s) would NOT be conducted if you suspect a patient has contracted plague?
Gas Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry would not be conducted. The first thing that would happen if plague is suspected is immediate isolation. Contact with an infected patient needs to be minimized and the hospital needs to be equipped to handle that patient.
What are some reasons that restraints would be used in a hospital?
The reasons would be medical or police related. Medical restraints are used with the goal to protect the patient from injuring himself and the police restraints are used to protect other people in the hospital from a potentially dangerous patient.
