A student nurse mistakenly delivers a double dose of digoxin (Lanoxin) to a patient. What is the correct documentation of this error?
a. "Digoxin 0.25 mg accidently given to patient. Incident report completed.".
b. "Digoxin 0.25 mg given, Digoxin 0.125 mg ordered. BP 110/70, heart rate 64 bpm.".
c. "Digoxin 0.25 mg given.".
d. "Digoxin 0.125 mg given.".
B
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A It mentions the error as well as the incident report; neither of these is appropri-ate.
B It documents the correct dose ordered and the patient's response.
C It does not document the patient response.
D It is not the correct dose administered.
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The nurse is explaining the safe and effective administration of nasal spray to a patient with seasonal allergies. What information is most important to include in this teaching?
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A child with profound mental retardation has been admitted to the hospital for an appendectomy. The nurse recognizes that the IQ of this child is
1. between 50 and 70. 2. below 20. 3. between 35 and 50. 4. between 20 and 35.
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