What has the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggested to greatly decrease the risk of medication errors?
A) Drug bar code system
B) Medications automatically dispensed to patients at predetermined times
C) Use of medication nurses to administer all ordered medications
D) Have patients' medications kept at the bedside for self-administration
A
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The wound is sutured with a scab that is pulling away from the edges of the skin, is draining pus and serosanguinous fluid, and is swollen and reddened. The nurse classifies the wound at what stage of healing? 1. Secondary intention healing 2. Proliferative phase 3. Maturation phase 4. Inflammatory phase
The mother of a 1-month-old infant tells the nurse she worries that her baby will get meningitis like the child's younger brother had when he was an infant. The nurse should base a response on which information?
a. Meningitis rarely occurs during infancy. b. Often a genetic predisposition to meningitis is found. c. Vaccination to prevent all types of meningitis is now available. d. Vaccinations to prevent pneumococcal and Haemophilus influenzae type B meningitis are available.
During a family session, a parent expressed concerns about his adolescent son's physical outbursts towards his younger brother. Which statement by the therapist is correct?
A) This is a typical method at this age to resolve conflict. B) He would have been more violent if this was his sister. C) It is natural for children to use physical force. D) He will probably be less violent as he gets older.
The nurse takes the history of a client, G2 P1, at her first prenatal visit. The client is referred to a genetic counselor, due to her previous child having a diagnosis of __________
a. Unilateral amblyopia b. Subdural hematoma c. Sickle cell anemia d. Glomerular nephritis