What are the seven measures in the Hospice Item Set?
(1) treatment preferences
(2) beliefs/values
(3) pain screening
(4) pain assessment
(5) dyspnea screening
(6) dyspnea assessment
(7) patients treated with opioids given a bowel regimen
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Some facilities require the student to receive a(n) ________ immunization before working with patients.
A. hepatitis B. tetanus C. HPV D. both hepatitis and tetanus
Of all the following guidelines for palpation, which one do you think is the most important?
a. Make sure that your body is in a comfortable position as you palpate. b. Observe clients for pain responses, avoid endangerment sites, and do no harm. c. Work slowly but not so slowly that your overanalyze what you feel. d. Compare sides to check symmetry and gauge the qualities of the tissues.
You work as a clinical medical assistant in a pediatrician's office. Every afternoon, you and a coworker are in charge of working well-baby visits with the physician. This includes providing babies and toddlers with vaccinations and immunizations
This same coworker confides in you that she is addicted to prescription pain medication. She further explains that every day on her afternoon break she will take a combination of Oxycontin and Vicodin "just to make it through the rest of the day." How would you handle this situation?
In terms of quality control procedures, "SD" stands for:
a. short distance. b. standard deviation. c. standard distance. d. standard dimension.