Explain the importance of health care professionals' being comfortable with clients who are chronically ill


Health professionals must have awareness, knowledge, and understanding of chronic illnesses so that they can understand what clients are going through and can communicate therapeutically with clients. If professionals are not comfortable with chronically ill clients, it will show.

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a. The effects of alcohol will potentiate the effects of the medication given, therefore the paramedic should use with caution if alcohol use is suspected. b. Benzodiazepine medications have a very narrow therapeutic index and should be used sparingly in the prehospital setting to avoid overdosage c. The effects of anticonvulsant medications can be antagonized utilizing naloxone, therefore, they should only be used if naloxone is on hand d. Only a single dose of anticonvulsant medications should be used due to the long half -life of the medications

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The wall post indicator valve (WPIV) has a yoke on the outside with a threaded stem or screw

A. True B. False

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Patient has extreme dry eyes. Physician inserts temporary, absorbable lacrimal duct implants in each eye.

What will be an ideal response?

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A radiologist reads and prepares a written report for a frontal and lateral chest X-ray. What is a correct modifier?

A. -76 Repeat procedure B. -53 Discontinued procedure C. -26 Professional component D. -51 Multiple procedures

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