What is the title of legislation passed in 2001 for health care workers?
a. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
b. Durham-Humphrey Amendment
c. Kefauver-Harris Amendment
d. Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act
ANS: D
In 2001, the Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act was legislated to require hospitals to have programs to prevent needlestick injuries, document them when they occur, and purchase safe equipment, regardless of cost.
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a. It represents the first trial of the intervention and might enable direct application without further testing. b. It is an opportunity to discover whether the intervention works as expected to work in a real-life scenario. c. It poses risk to fewer individuals, so it decreases the number of actual lawsuits that will result if harm ensues. d. It provides a good estimate of the number of subjects the actual project will require in order to demonstrate statistical significance. e. It gives the team a chance to refine instructions and details of intervention application and to examine its methods of data collection.
Near the end of a research article, the researcher states that the findings contribute to nursing's body of knowledge and they also provide evidence that the intervention may be helpful in the population from which the sample was drawn
What does this comment address? a. Serendipitous findings b. Implications c. Generalizations d. Limitations
The nurse is preparing information packets for incoming college students regarding sexually transmitted disease, drug and alcohol abuse, and the use of stimulants among this age group
In this situation, the nurse has assumed which of the following roles? 1. Facilitator 2. Advocate 3. Teacher 4. Coordinator of services
Teaching for a parent prior to them assisting a child with topical permethrin application should include:
A. You may need to treat your child within nine days after the eggs hatch B. You can purchase this drug OTC C. Keep this out of your child's eyes, as it will cause irritation D. Be sure your child drinks plenty of water for 24 hrs