A nurse suggests that deploying rapid response teams and preventing central line infections are important ideas to implement. These ideas were identified in which publication/campaign?
a. Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals c. IHI's 100,000 Lives Campaign
b. IOM's "To Err Is Human" d. IOM's "Crossing the Quality Chasm"
C
Deploying rapid response teams and preventing central line infections are two of six areas for
evidence-based interventions identified by the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's 100,000 Lives
Campaign.
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A patient's declining cardiac status has been attributed to decreased cardiac action potential. Interventions will be aimed at restoring what aspect of cardiac physiology?
A) The cycle of depolarization and repolarization B) The time it takes from the firing of the SA node to the contraction of the ventricles C) The time between the contraction of the atria and the contraction of the ventricles D) The cycle of the firing of the AV node and the contraction of the myocardium
An older adult patient who has cancer and Alzheimer's disease is crying but shakes her head "no" when asked about pain. The prescriber has ordered morphine sulfate 2 to 4 mg IV every 2 hours PRN pain
It has been 4 hours since a dose has been given. What will the nurse do? a. Administer 4 mg of morphine and monitor this patient's verbal and nonverbal res-ponses. b. Give 2 mg of morphine for pain to avoid increasing this patient's level of confusion. c. Request an order for a nonopioid analgesic or an antidepressant adjuvant analgesic. d. Withhold any analgesic at this time and reassess the patient in 30 to 60 minutes.
Which laboratory test is used to evaluate the degree of damage to the immune system caused by HIV?
A. Platelets B. Liver function studies C. CD4 T-cell count D. Complete blood count
What point(s) should be included when teaching a patient about the use of apomorphine for treatment of Parkinson's disease? (Select all that apply.)
a. The restoration of function resulting from stimulation of dopamine receptors is permanent. b. Apomorphine may be administered intravenously for rapid relief. c. Apomorphine does not have any opioid activity. d. A multidose injector pen is commonly used to administer apomorphine. e. You may experience nausea and vomiting, which can be treated with trimethobenzamide (Tigan). f. You may experience sleep attacks or episodes of daytime sleepiness.