A student nurse asks a nursing instructor which federal agency is responsible for reviewing all medication error reports. What is the nursing instructor's best response?
A. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
B. Risk Management department at the healthcare facility in which it occurred
C. Medication errors are never acceptable. National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP)
D. FDA's Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis (DMEPA)
Answer: D
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a. Identify measurable outcomes with a timeline. b. Choose specific nursing interventions for the child. c. Determine appropriate nursing diagnoses. d. State nursing actions related to the child's medical diagnosis.
The nurse is educating parents of a 2-month-old about immunizations. What immunizations against illness should their child receive? (Select all that apply.)
a. Pertussis (whooping cough) b. Influenza c. Diptheria d. Tetanus e. Polio
An elderly adult fell at home and fractured a hip, which requires surgical repair. After admittance to the Emergency Department, the client was given sedation for pain before a surgical permit was signed
What is the best action necessary to obtain consent? A) The physician should have the client's wife sign the consent form. B) This would be considered an emergency situation, and consent would be implied. C) Since the client has been medicated, the nurse should thoroughly explain the consent form to the client. D) The physician should wait until the effects of the medication wear off, and then have the client sign.
A 3-year-old boy waiting for a tonsillectomy is fussy, crying, and appears nervous about the procedure. The boy's father also appears anxious. Which nursing action would be most helpful in alleviating both the child's and the father's anxiety?
A) Explain the procedure to the child and tell him you will give him a candy bar as a reward if he is brave B) Explain the procedure and answer the father's questions completely; stay with the child and father until the father relaxes C) Ask the father to leave the child's room and ask him not to return until he feels calmer D) Honestly tell the child he will feel lots of pain but that most children his age forget the pain in a few days