In an ongoing effort to help improve quality of health care as well as decrease preventable medical errors, CMS established a list of "never errors" for which they will no longer reimburse the health care facility through Medicare
What "error" will no longer be reimbursed by Medicare?
A) Pulmonary embolus
B) Phlebitis related to an IV catheter
C) All surgical site infections
D) Lack of compatible donor blood
B
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Which statement made by the nurse manager is an example of the first step of delegation?
1. ?I will designate a person with good time management skills to be the delegate for this task.? 2. ?The outcomes of this project will be evaluated by nursing administration in six months.? 3. ?I am going to delegate the responsibility of creating the vacation schedule.? 4. ?I will monitor your progress throughout the project and give you feedback.?
After receiving a factor VIII concentrate, a patient with hemophilia complains, "My nose had gotten stuffy. I have an itchy rash on my chest." Which drug would the nurse anticipate administering?
1. Diphenhydramine 2. Human albumin 3. Epinephrine 4. Norepinephrine
The average pulse rate in an infant is
A. 80 to 100 beats per minute. B. 100 to 120 beats per minute. C. 140 to 180 beats per minute. D. 120 to 160 beats per minute.
A patient has come to the clinic with tinea corporis, and the prescriber has ordered clotrimazole. When educating the patient about this medication, the nurse will include which statement?
a. "Apply the medication over the entire body twice daily for 2 weeks." b. "Sun exposure will minimize the drug's effects." c. "This drug is effective after a single ap-plication." d. "Use the medication for at least 1 week after the symptoms have cleared."