Coordinated Care Flashcards
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A patient is admitted from a long-term care facility. Which document from the sending facility is most important for the LPN to review on admission?
Answer: Transfer summary with current medications and recent assessments
The transfer summary containing current medications and recent assessments is the most critical document to review to ensure safe and continuous care upon admission.
Which action demonstrates the LPN's role in supporting patient self-management of a chronic disease?
Answer: Teaching the patient how to monitor blood pressure at home
Teaching the patient to monitor blood pressure at home empowers self-management, a core principle of chronic disease coordination that improves long-term outcomes.
An LPN is caring for a patient whose family members are demanding information about the patient's prognosis. The patient has not given consent to share information. What should the LPN do?
Answer: Decline to share and explain that patient consent is required
Without patient consent, the LPN must decline to share health information with family members to uphold HIPAA and patient confidentiality rights.
A patient with a new colostomy will be discharged home. Which specialist should the LPN request for a consultation before discharge?
Answer: Wound, ostomy, and continence (WOC) nurse
A WOC nurse specializes in ostomy education and management, providing essential teaching on pouch care, skin protection, and lifestyle adaptation before discharge.
Which behavior by an LPN best demonstrates effective interprofessional collaboration?
Answer: Attending care conferences and actively contributing patient observations
Active participation in care conferences and contributing clinical observations demonstrates effective interprofessional collaboration within the LPN's role.
A patient expresses concern that her care team members are not communicating with each other about her treatment. This is an example of which care problem?
Answer: Care fragmentation
When team members fail to communicate with each other about a patient's treatment, this is care fragmentation, a major risk for adverse outcomes in complex patients.
After receiving a telephone order from a physician, what must the LPN do to ensure safety?
Answer: Read back the order to the physician for verification before documenting
Reading back telephone orders to the physician for verbal confirmation (read-back verification) is required to prevent transcription errors and ensure patient safety.