ATI LPN
Foundations and Adult Health Nursing Test Bank
Chapter 3 : Documentation Questions
Question 1 of 5
What is the process used to appraise the practice of an individual nurse known as?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Peer review is an in-house department study that may appraise the nursing practice of individual nurses.
Question 2 of 5
What is the documentation format that uses the acronym SOAPE?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The problem-oriented medical record uses the acronym SOAPE to format and for focus charting on a list of patient problems.
Question 3 of 5
Who is the legal owner of the patient's medical record?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ownership of a medical record belongs to the institution in the case of a hospitalized patient, or the health care provider in the case of private office visits.
Question 4 of 5
When using electronic (or computerized) documentation which process should the nurse use to ensure that no one alters the information the nurse has entered?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Logging off closes the computer file that was opened with the nurse's password. Any other data entry will require that person to sign on with their password.
Question 5 of 5
What is the system that classifies patients by age diagnosis and surgical procedure and produces 300 different categories used for predicting the use of hospital resources?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Cost reimbursement rates under government plans are based on diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), which is a system that classifies patients by age, diagnosis, and surgical procedure, producing 300 different categories used in predicting the use of hospital resources, including length of stay.