Under res ipsa loquitur the _____
A) condition or injury was not the result of negligence and cannot result in a lawsuit
B) injury could have also occurred without the health care provider's involvement
C) patient could have contributed to his own injury, and a lawsuit is optional
D) provider had exclusive control over the instrument involved in the injury
D
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In a massage sequence that begins with the client in a supine position, the practitioner generally:
A) Massages the legs and feet first B) Begins with the shoulders and chest C) Does not include the shoulders D) Begins with the head, face, and neck
____ is cardiac pain secondary to ischemia that occurs as a result of the narrowing of the coronary arteries.
A. Angina pectoris B. Psychogenic dyspnea C. Pericarditis D. Myocarditis
The main rule to remember of the ICD coding rules, which says that the reason for the patient visit (encounter) is coded first is known as the:
A) ?indexing rule B) reason rule C) supporting rule D) classification rule
A client with a history of type 1 diabetes is admitted to the hospital with community-acquired pneumonia. The client's blood glucose level in the emergency care unit was 576 mg/dl. The physician prescribes an I.V. containing normal saline solution, an insulin infusion, and I.V. levofloxacin (Levaquin). The nurse piggybacks the insulin infusion into the normal saline solution. She questions whether she can also piggyback the levofloxacin into the same I.V. line. Which health team member should she collaborate with to check the compatibility of these solutions?
a) The physician who prescribed the medications b) The coworker with 20 years nursing experience c) The pharmacist covering the floor d) The infectious disease nurse