Which of the following organizations oversees the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System?
FDA
DEA
OSHA
ISMP
FDA
Rationale: The FDA oversees the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS), which is a national surveillance program that is co-sponsored by the CDC. Its purpose is to detect possible signals of adverse events associated with vaccines.
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Radioactive materials should be taken away by:
a. a DEA representative b. a licensed pharmacist c. a licensed removal service d. FDA personnel
When in doubt about releasing medical information, you should:
a. get oral authorization from the patient. b. send the information via the physician's cell phone or PDA and let the patient know after the transmission. c. err by not disclosing rather than disclosing. d. remember that the owner of the privilege to keep information confidential is the physician.
If a patient's mechanical ventilator malfunctions, you should remove the patient from the ventilator and:
a. place the patient on a nasal cannula b. place the patient on a nonrebreathing mask c. begin ventilations with a bag-mask device d. contact medical control
________ is a health care claim form that is transmitted electronically.
A. PPO B. EMC C. ERA D. EOB