Of the following sites, which is known to have the highest rate of medical errors?
1. Hospice care
2. Health department
3. Emergency department
4. Schools
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The most common sites for medical errors are intensive care units, operating rooms, and emer-gency departments.
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When interviewing and planning care for a patient with fear of public speaking, the nurse must be aware that social phobias are often treatable with:
a. neuroleptics. b. beta-blockers. c. tricyclic antidepressants. d. monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
A client with schizophrenia has been stabilized on long-acting haloperidol, an antipsychotic medication that is administered by injection every 3 weeks
The physician switches the medication to Seroquel, a new antipsychotic oral medication that is administered twice a day. The client complains that he cannot afford the new medication and will not be able to remember to take it. The physician replies, "I can't help that; I have to treat you the way I think is best." The client's nurse may experience a. paternalism. b. cognitive dissonance. c. nonmaleficence. d. moral distress.
The loss of cognitive and social function caused by changes in the brain is:
a. Hemiplegia b. Dementia c. Stroke d. Confusion
Complex carbohydrates (CHOs) do not cause a rapid rise in blood glucose when eaten in
small amounts. Identify five foods from this group. What will be an ideal response?