A grocery store clerk does not have a family health care provider. The clerk has had a sore throat for the past week and recently began running a fever. The clerk goes to the local community hospital's emergency room for treatment
Which level of care did the clerk use? a. Continuing care
b. Restorative care
c. Primary care
d. Tertiary care
D
Hospital emergency departments, urgent care centers, critical care units, and inpatient medi-cal-surgical units are sites that provide secondary and tertiary levels of care. Continuing care in-volves assisted living and psychiatric day care. Restorative care involves rehabilitation and home care. Primary care involves health promotion such as prenatal care and well-baby care.
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The nurse and a graduate nurse are reviewing an order for penicillin G (Benzylpenicillin). The nurse is discussing the pharmacokinetics of penicillin G with the graduate nurse
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