Which is a role the Joint Commission has assumed in ensuring quality at the organizational level?
A) Establishing clinical practice guidelines for health care providers
B) Reducing DRG reimbursement levels to organizations that perform poorly on accreditation criteria
C) Standardizing clinical outcome data collection by requiring participating organizations to choose from among 60 acceptable performance measurement systems
D) Assessing and collecting monetary fines for hospitals that fail to meet the Joint Commission standards for quality control
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A college student is being seen at an outpatient clinic with reports of allergic rhinitis and conjunctivitis. The health care provider orders fexofenadine
When providing information regarding this medication, the nurse will include statements indicating that a. fexofenadine is one of the least sedating antihistamines. b. tolerance will not develop. c. antihistamines are more effective if taken after histamine is released. d. histamine release will be prevented by this medication.
Which narcotic antagonist is used to reverse narcotic-induced respiratory depression?
a. Hydroxyzine (Vistaril) b. Phenobarbital c. Naloxone (Narcan) d. Nitrous oxide
Which one of the following routes of administration is not an injectable?
A. subcutaneous B. intramuscular C. sublingual D. intravenous