According to the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP), abbreviations used during prescription writing:
A. are no longer acceptable
B. improve entry time
C. are prone to errors
D. facilitate the prescriber
Answer: C. are prone to errors
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1. "Tell me about the friends you enjoy being with." 2. "So you spend a lot of time with your friends?" 3. "You seem like a person who would have a lot of friends." 4. "How many friends do you have at school?"
When caring for a patient who is confined to bed, a nurse recognizes that the patient is at increased risk for the formation of a blood clot, which is known as
1. Footdrop. 2. Contractures. 3. Osteoporosis. 4. Thromboembolism.
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a. "I have been taking this drug every night at bedtime." b. "I have stopped using butter when I cook and have been using olive oil instead." c. "My LDL cholesterol level today is 101 mg/dL so the drug has cured my choles-terol problem." d. "I hope that by reducing my fatty food intake, I might not have to take medica-tions to manage my cholesterol problem."
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a. one-fourth b. one-third c. one-half d. two-thirds