Many medication errors occur as a result of the incorrect placement of the ________ point.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).


decimal

Always have calculations checked by another member of the healthcare team. Many medication errors occur as a result of incorrect placement of the decimal point.

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The nurse is providing patient education for patients preparing to receive renal transplants. The nurse discusses the pros and cons of using cyclosporine (Sandimmune) to prevent allograft rejec-tion

Which statement by one of the patients best demonstrates understanding of cyclosporine? "Cyclosporine does not a. cause renal damage." b. increase the risk of infection." c. not suppress bone marrow." d. cause hypertension."

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Reduce the ratio 10:75 to a fraction in lowest terms

1. 1/7.5 2. 5/15 3. 2/15 4. 1/3

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While caring for a client in labor, the nurse notices during a vaginal exam that the fetus's head has rotated internally. What would the nurse expect the next set of cardinal movements for a fetus in a vertex presentation to be?

1. Flexion, extension, restitution, external rotation, and expulsion 2. Expulsion, external rotation, and restitution 3. Restitution, flexion, external rotation, and expulsion 4. Extension, restitution, external rotation, and expulsion

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The skin is also important to body image; for example, conditions such as acne can have a negative impact on an adolescent's ________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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