Consumers are the primary source of information about their health history and medications. The patient-carried record (PCR) addresses this. Which of the following are potential problems associated with the PCR? Select all that apply
1. Loss of the record
2. Legibility
3. Portability
4. Privacy
5. Liability
1,2,4,5
Rationale: Potential problems with the PCR include legibility, liability, privacy, and loss of the record itself. Confidentiality is an additional problem. The fact that the PCR is portable is actually a benefit; the PCR is also cost-effective. However, some clients can provide an accurate account while others cannot.
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1. "A person's sense of security is primarily derived from doing well in school." 2. "Security is only achieved when a child discovers his or her autonomy." 3. "Feelings of self-worth are established during infancy." 4. "Childhood experiences influence the way people view and understand themselves."
While studying the history of nursing, the nurse realizes that the first hospital in the West was established by:
a. Fabiola. c. Florence Nightingale. b. Hygiea. d. Dorothea Dix.
After completing a medication history, the nurse notes that an older client is prescribed 22 different medications and sees five different healthcare providers. What is the nurse most concerned about for this client?
1. Hospital readmission potential is higher for this client. 2. Medication doses may be missed or not taken regularly. 3. The healthcare providers may not know all the medications the client takes. 4. Cognitive impairment and inability to keep up with the medications prescribed.
The situation that would be least helpful to manage pain in the AIDS client who is an injecting drug user is
a. carefully rationing narcotic prescriptions. b. having multiple practitioners prescribing medications. c. limiting rescue doses of narcotic analgesics on a monthly basis. d. refusing to fill lost prescriptions.