The label on a patient's prescribed metered-dose inhaler reads as follows: "Administer three puffs as needed for shortness of breath." Your protocols state that you can assist with only two puffs without medical direction consultation. The patient is extremely short of breath. What should you do?
A) Administer three puffs
B) Do not administer the medication
C) Contact medical direction for orders to administer three puffs
D) Administer two puffs
C) Contact medical direction for orders to administer three puffs
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A) Stack the other fingers in a row B) Line up the bones of the wrist and shoulder C) Line up the bones of the thumb and wrist D) Apply pressure with the thumb abducted
An intrathecal injects medication:
A) Into the cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the spinal cord. B) Directly into the urinary bladder. C) Directly within the joints. D) Directly into the arteries.
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A. 5 B. 10 C. 25 D. 50