A staff member can get the electrocardiogram machine and get procedure done even if they are not able to interpret the result, because ancillary personnel are trained to do electrocardiograms. Anyone can notify the x-ray department that the chest x-ray must be done. It is important to delegate this tasks to a specific person.

Increasing the oxygen without a prescription is appropriate in the short term is possible, but the nurse must obtain a prescription when notifying the health care provider. Notifying the health care provider of the change in oxygen saturation is appropriate, but it would be expected that nursing judgment had taken place and the oxygen already was increased from 2 L/min. Telling the certified nursing assistant (CNA) to get a prescription is a great action as a CNA is not allowed to take medical prescriptions (it's a nursing role)

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A 22-year-old female has a retained Kirschner wire in the left little finger. Using local anesthesia, the left upper extremity w

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Answer:

The CPT code reported is 20680-LT

Explanation:

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is a medical code set that is used to report medical, surgical, and diagnostic procedures and services to entities such as physicians, health insurance companies and accreditation organisations

CPT codes are usually grouped numerically. The codes for surgery, for example, are 10021 through 69990.

The Surgery section, which is by far the largest, is organised by what part of the human body the surgery would be performed on.

CPT Code range for surgery (10000–69990) contains CPT codes for general surgery, integumentary system, musculoskeletal system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, hemic and lymphatic systems, mediastinum and diaphragm, digestive system, urinary system, male genital system, reproductive system and intersex, female genital system, maternity care and delivery, endocrine system, nervous system, eye and ocular adnexa, auditory system.

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