If the dosage is inappropriate for a patient, who is responsible?
A) Physician
B) Pharmacist
C) Nurse
D) Medical technician
Ans: C
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a. They are residues of the treatment and can be washed off. b. They are caused by radiation and will fade in time. c. They are indicators of the amount of radiation the patient is receiving. d. They are gridlines for treatment and should be left on.
Which nurse died as a result of experiments on yellow fever?
1. Clara Maass 2. Jeanne Mance 3. Mary Mahoney 4. Edith Cavell
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b. a legal and management concept and process that involves assessment, planning, action,intervention, and evaluation. c. trust, empowerment, responsibility, and authority to perform the task. d. the responsibility for the completion of tasks is given to others as a means of saving time, energy, and leader blame.
The patient has had a stroke or brain attack, believed to be ischemic in nature. The causes of an ischemic stroke are least likely to include which of the following?
A) Thrombus of a cerebral artery B) Embolus of a cerebral artery C) Ruptured cerebral aneurysm D) Cerebrovascular obstruction