According to The Joint Commission's Official "Do Not Use" List of Medical Abbreviations, why should the Registered Nurse not write a trailing zero on a medication dose?

What will be an ideal response?


The decimal point may be missed.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A client using a color scale to identify pain levels has selected the color purple as the level of pain experienced. The nurse should plan which intervention for the client?

1. Administration of pain medication 2. Repositioning the client 3. Distraction 4. Guided imagery

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When the nurse reviews diagnostic testing results and finds that the patient's hearing loss is 90 decibels (dB), the nurse interprets the finding to mean that the patient should demonstrate:

A) Normal hearing B) Slight hearing loss C) Severe hearing loss D) Moderate hearing loss

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What is the name of the federal insurance program for patients 65 years and older?

a. Medicaid b. Medicare c. PPO d. HMO

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