Before you administer lidocaine 2% to a patient, you confirm your partner has drawn up the 2% concentration, not the 20% concentration. This is an example of which of the "six rights"?
a. Right dose
b. Right drug
c. Right route
d. Right time
Answer: a. Right dose
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The correctional mental health nurse learns that an inmate with bipolar II disorder ran out of lithium
and did not seek an additional supply, leading to a relapse. When the individual was psychotic she assaulted several people in a convenience store. She was arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced. An outcome the nurse and the inmate might establish is that by release the inmate will a. be agreeable to taking lithium. b. identify community resources for obtaining medication. c. understand that physical assault violates the rights of others. d. agree to maintain contact with the nurse after discharge.
On admission, the patient was found to have a blood glucose level of 218 . The RN knows that except in emergency situations, it is hospital policy to obtain physician's orders before adminis-tering any medication
Because the on-call physician did not return the page, the nurse adminis-tered insulin according to the common sliding scale. Four hours later, the patient was found non-responsive in her bed and later died. According to the autopsy, the patient died from heart failure. Her postmortem blood glucose level was 22 . The nurse's actions are an example of: a. breach of contract. b. common negligence. c. intentional malpractice. d. medical oversight.
Which of the following alterations in laboratory values would indicate the client is expe-riencing an exacerbation of Crohn's disease?
A. An elevated WBC B. An elevated ESR C. Decreased serum albumin level D. Decreased hematocrit
A client is on drug therapy for an infection and has developed a swelling in her throat as
a result of the drug's side effect. She is having problems swallowing fluids or food and has developed dehydration. Which is the most appropriate way of phrasing the problem in a diagnostic statement? A) "Effect of drug therapy" B) "Severe throat pain" C) "Deficient fluid volume" D) "Difficulty swallowing water"