Which of the following statements accurately describes duplicate patient registration entries in an electronic health record system?
What will be an ideal response?
duplicate patient registrations can occur if the patient's name was misspelled or the patient was previously registered under a different name
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a. two breaths to every 30 chest compressions. b. two breaths to every 15 chest compressions. c. reassessment of child after 50 cycles of compression and ventilation. d. reassessment of child every 10 minutes that CPR continues.
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a. Hypoventilation and increase of bicarbonate in the bloodstream b. Alternating periods of deep versus shallow breaths to maintain homeostasis of the serum pH c. Hyperventilation to decrease the serum carbon dioxide and thereby increase the pH d. Expansion of the lung tissues to their fullest, which increases the inspiratory re-serve volumes to provide more oxygen to the tissues