In addition to following the basic rights of medication administration, the healthcare provider
administering medication must know the reason for giving a medication and use the right technique to
administer the medication.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
TRUE
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You are the nurse caring for an elderly patient who is Asian-American who speaks little English. How would you assess this patient's pain?
A) Make a chart with English on one side and the patient's native language on the other so he can pick which word best describes his pain. B) Use the regular zero-to-ten pain scale C) Use the Faces Pain Scale D) Have a translator come in every time you assess the patient so you can document what the patient said
The nurse plans the interventions to prepare a patient for a bone marrow aspiration (place the options in the correct sequence):
1. Assist the patient to abdomen and drape hip and lower limbs 2. Confirm the presence of laboratory personnel to stain the specimen. 3. Apply a pressure dressing and assist the patient to lie on his or her back. 4. Get the permission form signed. 5. Explain that the procedure will take about 30 minutes.
The nurse responds to a ventilator pressure alarm by going to the patient's room. What should be the nurse's first action?
1. Turn off the ventilator alarm to help calm the patient. 2. Administer intravenous sedation according to prn prescription. 3. Assess for the cause of the alarm. 4. Manually bag the patient until the cause of the alarm is detected.
Which system is an example of a core clinical application?
a. Scheduling system b. Electronic health record c. Claim scrubber d. Physiologic monitoring system