Which of the following strategies may result in a reduction in medication errors?
Using a trailing "o" after a decimal point
Placing a period after mg or mL
Spelling out drug names
Using a naked decimal point
Spelling out drug names
Rationale: Spelling out drug names is a good way to reduce medication errors. The use of abbreviations may often be interpreted incorrectly, leading to potentially dangerous errors being made.
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a. "Only illegal narcotics can cause hallucinations, which may make the patient violent." b. "When assessing a patient, you must be alert for respiratory depression." c. "You should always ask patients if they have chest pain because narcotics increase the heart's workload." d. "You should always check the patient's pupils because they will be dilated in a narcotics overdose."
Which type of germicide requires activation with bicarbonate?
a. 5% acetic acid c. 3% hydrogen per-oxide b. 2% alkaline glutar-aldehyde d. 10% sodium hypo-chlorite
To effectively document and assess the need for endotracheal intubation in a patient with neu-romuscular disease, which of the following would be most appropriate?
a. Spirometry every 4 to 6 hr b. Chest x-ray every shift c. Polysomnograpy testing d. Monitoring SpO2 with pulse oximeter
Fluoride that is available in tablet form is synthetic
Indicate whether the statement is true or false