Transfer And Discharge

1. The discharge disposition is required before a discharge can be confirmed.

True

False

2. If the wrong patient is discharged, the physican's CPOE orders are canceled.

True

False

3. Where can you access the discharge workflow for a patient?

Patient Station

The unit census

The Interactive Face Sheet

Both a and b are correct

4. What form do you use to change a patients service?

Auth/Cert form

Demographics form

Provider Info form

Change of Care form

5. How can you look up a patient who is not on your unit?

Call Admitting

Click on Patient Station

Click on the Today’s Patient Report

Both b and c

6. How do you sort a census log?

Click the Epic button

Click the sort button

Click on any header on the census log

Click the Recall button

7. Why is it important to enter the correct discharge disposition?

Insurance companies require that the information is correct

It makes the discharge process easier

It is important for the patient

It is important for the transporters

8. What needs to be done to transfer a patient from IP to Rehab?

Click the Epic button

Discharge the patient from your unit and complete the transfer.

Click the Transfer button and transfer the patient to rehab

Discharge the patient from your unit. Admitting will Admit the patient to Rehab

9. What is an intra-unit transfer?

Transfer to another Hospital

Transfer to another unit

Transfer from bed to bed within the same unit

Transfer to a temporary location

10. What is the procedure for discharging a deceased patient?

Call the Admitting office

Discharge the patient

Transfer the patient

Remove the patient from the census