The patient is at greater risk for injury or errors to occur when her care is transferred to another worker or department.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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A patient is to undergo extensive dental surgery. The dentist prescribes a course of antibiotics before beginning the procedure and continuing for 5 days after the procedure. This is an example of which of the following?
A) Chemotherapy B) Curative treatment C) Prophylaxis D) Synergism
The experience of being admitted to a psychiatric inpatient environment can best be described as
1. tiring. 2. exciting. 3. traumatic. 4. pleasurable.
Why is seeking research funding important? (Select all that apply.)
a. Funding implies both scientific and social merit. b. Funding allows the researcher to hire assistants who attend to the tasks of research, leaving the researcher free for design of more and better projects. c. The academic reputation of the researcher increases as grant funding increases. d. Research cannot be conducted unless formal funding is obtained. e. Well-designed studies can be expensive, especially those with complex designs. f. A funded study is much more likely to be published.
A nurse delegates the task of neonatal vital-sign assessment to a nurse technician. The nurse should instruct the technician to
1. report any neonate using abdominalmuscles to breathe. 2. report any neonate with apnea for 10 seconds. 3. count respirations for 15 secondsand multiply by 4 to get the rate for 1 minute. 4. report any neonate with a breathingpause that lasts 20 seconds or longer.