Readmissions & Preventing Hosp. Test

1. Delirium, depression and changes in sleeping habits may be signs of _____.

a. Rehospitalization

b. Relocation stress syndrome

c. Proper discharge planning

d. Irregular respirations

2. Which of the following is a high-risk condition for readmission?

a. Diabetes.

b. Heart disease.

c. Respiratory problems.

d. All of the above.

3. A rehospitalization occurs when the person is being admitted to any hospital only for treatment of the original condition.

a. True

b. False

4. About __________ Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted within 30 days every year.

a. 5 million

b. 100

C. 10 million

d. 20 million

6. A readmission or rehospitalization occurs when _______________.

a. A patient is transferred from one hospital to another

b. A patient is admitted back to the hospital within the following year

c. A patient who was discharged from a hospital is hospitalized again within 60 days of discharge (in home health)

d. A patient is admitted to a hospital after an outpatient procedure

7. Which of the following could be indications of medication noncompliance?

a. Increased bruising.

b. Bleeding gums.

c. Pedal edema.

d. All of the above.

8. What are some indications that a patient is not taking her medication as directed?

a. Pill bubble packs that are punched out irregularly.

b. Pills all over the house.

c. The patient doesn't know where her medications are.

d. All of the above.

9. Which of the following is a strategy to help a patient comply with medication instructions?

a. Write the instructions down and keep it with you, the home health staff, at all times.

b. Tell the patient to take the medications at the time it says to on the bottle.

c. Organize a pill box and review it with your patient.

d. Call the pharmacy to cancel the prescriptions.

10. Which of the following strategies helps ensure timely physician follow-up?

a. Ensure the appointment is scheduled within two months of discharge.

b. Use a large calendar for appointment dates. Place it in an area where all can see.

c. Wait to determine whether the appointment happens, and then call and yell at the doctor if it doesn't.

d. Both a and C.

Readmissions & Preventing Hospitalization