Equipment-related accidents are risks in the health care agency. The nurse assesses for this risk when using
a. Sequential compression devices.
b. A measuring device that measures urine.
c. Computer-based documentation.
d. A manual medication-dispensing device.
A
Sequential compression devices are used on a patient's extremities to assist in prevention of deep vein thrombosis and have the potential to malfunction and harm the patient. Measuring devices used by the nurse to measure urine, computer documentation, and manual dispensing devices can break or malfunction but are not used directly on a patient.
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