The number of surgical ____________________ (procedures/operations) is used in the denominator when determining the postoperative infection rate.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
operations
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You are transporting a patient to the hospital with a gunshot wound and are being accompanied in the patient compartment by a police officer. Just before going into cardiac arrest, the patient says, "It was Joey. Joey did this to me." The patient cannot be resuscitated and is pronounced dead in the emergency department. Which of the following is TRUE regarding the patient's dying declaration?
A) You should write a narrative account of the incident, including the patient's statement, and keep it for your personal records. B) You should record the patient's statement verbatim in your prehospital care report. C) It is not necessary for you to document it, because the patient technically did not die in the back of the ambulance. D) It is not necessary for you to document it, because it was witnessed by law enforcement.
The instrument used to sterilize instruments is the:
A) autoclave. B) endocope. C) otoscope. D) any of the above.
The physician ordered furosemide 120 mg IV stat. This medication is available as 10 mg/mL. The IV infusion is not to exceed 40 mg/min. How many minutes will be needed to administer the medication?
2 min 3 min 4 min 5 min
Reduce the fraction 22/44 to its lowest term.
A. 1/2 B. 2/4 C. 2.2/4.4 D. 1/4