33 hours ago · Select one: a. Incomplete reports are common and accepted in EMS. b. It is difficult to prove actions were performed if they are not included on the report. c. Patient care cannot be discredited based on poor documentation. d. EMTs are not liable for any actions that are accurately documented. b . It is difficult to prove actions were performed ... >> Go To The Portal
The patient care report: A) provides for a continuum of patient care upon arrival at the hospital. B) is a legal document and should provide a brief description of the patient. C) should include the paramedic's subjective findings or personal thoughts.
D) advise the receiving provider that he or she will return to the emergency department with the completed patient care report within 24 hours. 35. Additions or notations added to a completed patient care report by someone other than the original author:
Patient care report (PCR) Prehospital care report, is the legal document used to record all aspects of the care your patient recieved, from initial dispatch to arrival at the hospital The report serves the following six functions :
The accuracy of your patient care report depends on all of the following factors, EXCEPT: A) including all pertinent event times. B) the severity of the patient's condition. C) the thoroughness of the narrative section. D) documenting any extenuating circumstances.
It must include, but not be limited to the documentation of the event or incident, the medical condition, treatment provided and the patient's medical history. The primary purpose of the Patient Care Report (PCR) is to document all care and pertinent patient information as well as serving as a data collection tool.
Where would you MOST likely find information regarding a patient's wishes to be an organ donor? During your monthly internal quality improvement (QI) meeting, you review several patient care reports (PCRs) with the staff of your EMS system.
Which of the following components are needed to prove negligence: abandonment, breach of duty, damages, and causation; duty to act, breach of duty, injury/damages, and causation; breach of duty, injury/damages, abandonment, and causation; duty to act, abandonment, breach of duty, and causation.
When performing his or her duties, the EMT is generally expected to: exercise reasonable care and act prudently. In which of the following situations does a legal duty to act clearly exist? A call is received 15 minutes prior to shift change.
Without determining a carefully thought out plan for how a healthcare practice will stay financially secure in the future, being able to provide patients with care may be difficult long term. This results in less effective care when money is not adequately spend properly.
Healthcare professionals must inform patients about advance directives and what types of treatments they may choose to accept or not accept. Copies of the advance directive (or its key points) must be in the patient's charts.
In order to establish negligence, you must be able to prove four “elements”: a duty, a breach of that duty, causation and damages.
Which of the following most accurately describes negligence? performance of care that does not meet the accepted standards.
PHI only relates to information on patients or health plan members. It does not include information contained in educational and employment records, that includes health information maintained by a HIPAA covered entity in its capacity as an employer.
At least two complete sets of vital signs should be taken and recorded.
The manner in which the EMT must act or behave when caring for a patient is called the: standard of care.
What is the best way to care for your patient once he tells you he does not want to go to the hospital? Encourage him to call 9-1-1 again if his condition worsens.