The nurse is trying to describe the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 to a client. Which description would be most appropriate?
A) It was the first legislation passed to require bar-coding technology for patient identification and medication administration.
B) The act provided legal protections for medical-error reporting, including confidential treatment of information.
C) It mandated the necessity for evidence-based hospital referrals for patients with high-risk conditions.
D) It required that patients in intensive-care units receive care by individuals called intensivists who are familiar with ICU complications.
B
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A) DNA has combined with several types of protein and a small amount of RNA. B) Histones have exerted control on the folding of DNA strands. C) DNA has blocked genetic transcription by preventing access of nucleotides to the DNA surface. D) Chromatin has maintained its stable structure during the DNA replication process.
A patient has been prescribed a tetracycline drug for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The patient also takes antacids. Which of the following effects is likely to occur due to an interaction between the two drugs?
A) Increased risk of bleeding B) Increased action of neuromuscular blocking drugs C) Increased profound respiratory depression D) Decreased absorption of tetracycline
Where in the body does blood receive oxygen and eliminate carbon dioxide?
a. lymphoid cells c. capillary bed of al-veoli b. in the bone marrow d. hematopoiectic cells
What main qualitative tradition is theoretical sampling guided by?
A) Ethnography B) Phenomenological studies C) Grounded theory studies D) Sociology