Meditech Pcs Initial Patient Encounter

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Meditech Pcs Initial Patient Encounter - Quiz

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1.

From the Status Board, what button from the right side menu do you click on to start documenting the cares you provided to your patients?
- A.
  
  Interventions
- B.
  
  Outcomes
- C.
  
  Process Plan
- D.
  
  Notes
2.

How do you exit PCS?
- A.
  
  By clicking on the black X in the upper right hand corner
- B.
  
  By clicking on the Exit PCS button
- C.
  
  By restarting the computer
- D.
  
  Both A and B
3.

When you get a new admission, what is the first thing you must do in order to be able to document in PCS?
- A.
  
  Add a Standard of Care (SOC) to the patient
- B.
  
  Add a Care Plan to the patient
- C.
  
  Remove the patient from your status board
- D.
  
  None of the above
4.

Which button will allow you to enter a Standard of Care or add more interventions for you to document on for your patient?
- A.
  
  Document
- B.
  
  Edit Status
- C.
  
  Select Status
- D.
  
  Add Intervention
5.

The color purple in Meditech typically means:
- A.
  
  You have duplicate items on your intervention worklist
- B.
  
  You need to save your documentation
- C.
  
  Nothing, this in the normal background color
- D.
  
  That you need to add a care plan for the patient
6.

When you completely finished documenting on an intervention and will never need to use the intervention again, what should you do?
- A.
  
  Nothing
- B.
  
  Change the status of the intervention to complete
- C.
  
  Add a new Standard of Care to the patient
- D.
  
  Remove the patient from your status board
7.

What is the Associated Data column used for?
- A.
  
  Showing protocols that you need to document an intervention
- B.
  
  Editing your documentation
- C.
  
  Pulling data from the EMR/Open Chart so you can see what was last documented on the patient
- D.
  
  Tells you the next scheduled time an intervention is due to be documented on
8.

What are the two sets of documents that need to be completed within 24-hours of the patient admission?
- A.
  
  The Past Medical History and the Admission Database
- B.
  
  The Personal Hygiene Assessment and the Admission Database
- C.
  
  The General Education Record and the Past Medical History
- D.
  
  None of the above
9.

When you are documenting a group assessment (ex: Past Medical History or System Flowsheet), which button do you use to navigate to the next piece of the assessment while you are documenting?
- A.
  
  The Document button
- B.
  
  The Select Status button
- C.
  
  The File button
- D.
  
  The Go To button
10.

What is something called that can be documented in more than one location (ex: pulse, BP, wounds)?
- A.
  
  An episode
- B.
  
  An occurrence
- C.
  
  A problem
- D.
  
  An issue
11.

When you are finished documenting an Intervention, what button do you click to save your documentation?
- A.
  
  Edit
- B.
  
  Return
- C.
  
  Document
- D.
  
  Save
12.

What kinds of medications are documented as part of the Home Medications in the past Medical History?
- A.
  
  Herbal
- B.
  
  Over the counter medications
- C.
  
  Prescription drugs
- D.
  
  All of the above
13.

What information must you record with your Home Medication Documentation?
- A.
  
  Name of drug, dosage, frequency, reason, and last taken date/time
- B.
  
  Name of drug, dosage, and frequency
- C.
  
  Name of drug, how long patient has been taking drug, side effects of medication
- D.
  
  Patient name, name of drug, reason for taking drug
14.

What are you required to do based on hospital policy if your patient has smoked in the past 12-months?
- A.
  
  Offer them a cigarette break Q4
- B.
  
  Inform the charge nurse
- C.
  
  Confiscate their cigarettes
- D.
  
  Provide smoking cessation information to the patient and document it approprioately; ask if they are interested in nicotine replacement therapy while they are in the hospital
15.

On your intervention worklist, any column with a _____________ background can be changed or updated directly by clicking on the screen.
- A.
  
  Pink
- B.
  
  Green
- C.
  
  Gray
- D.
  
  Blue