The primary purpose of documentation is to:
a. ensure funding from health funds.
b. communicate information to the healthcare teamcaring for the individual
c. allow for research.
d. none of the above.
b
The primary purpose of documentation is to communicate to other members of the healthcare team. Other purposes
include professional accountability, legislative requirements,
quality improvement, resource and research management and
funding.
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During an assessment of the cranial nerves, the nurse asks the client to smile, frown, wrinkle the forehead, and puff out the cheeks. What nerve is being tested by this action?
A) Cranial nerve I B) Cranial nerves II and III C) Cranial nerve VII D) Cranial nerve VIII
Asian and African American clients may require lower lithium doses due to lower concentrations of a plasma protein that is known to bind lithium. This phenomenon is an example of what?
A) Ethnopharmacology B) Pharmacotherapy with ethnic groups C) Metabopharmacology D) Ethnicity in pharmacometabolism
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a. Notify the patient's health care provider. b. Withhold the next scheduled dose of Maalox. c. Review the magnesium level on the patient's chart. d. Check the chart for the most recent potassium level.