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5 rights correct answer: Right Dose Right Patient Right Medication Right Time Right Route Nurse responsibilities when administering medications correct answer: -Assessing the patient and understanding clearly why the patient is receiving a particular medication -Preparing the medication to be administered (checking labels, preparing injections, observing proper asepsis techniques with needles and syringes) -Calculating accurate dosages -Validating medication calculations with a...

biologic drugs correct answer: drug made by living cells biosimilar drugs correct answer: comparable effectiveness to biologic drugs but not exact, they are a copy of original RX and should not be called generic Nurses need to know 6 characteristics of a drug correct answer: Name of the RX intended use effects on the body contraindications adverse effects special considerations Laws correct answer: Govern all aspects of the drug process legislation protects/ informs the public...

What are the 6 C's of Nursing? correct answer: Competence Confidence Comportment Conscience Compassion Commitment Nurse Practice Act (NPA) correct answer: defines the scope and limitations of professional nursing practice; vary from state to state Internal standards of care correct answer: job description, education, expertise, institutional policies and procedures External standards of care correct answer: consist of: Nurse practice acts; Professional organizations (ie, ANA);...

what does NSPA stand for? correct answer: National State Practice Act what is the purpose of the NSPA? correct answer: - Protects public by legally defining & describing the scope of nursing practice - Every state is different (helps transfer license to another state!) what are the roles of the nurse? correct answer: 1. Caregiver 2. Communicator 3. Educator 4. Counselor 5. Leader 6: Researcher 7. Advocate 8. Collaborator Nursing is... correct answer: - caring - an art - a ...

what med will decrease afterload? correct answer: vasodilator or arterial dilator epistaxis correct answer: nose bleed foods high in potassium correct answer: oranges, avocados, dried fruit, tomatoes, dried peas, veal, broccoli, bananas what is the test done when it I thought that the pt had a stroke? correct answer: CT scan angina that occurs with exercise and stress and occurs more and more often correct answer: unstable angina excessive thirst due to dehydration correct an...

Define CVA (stroke) correct answer: An emergency condition in which neurological deficits result from sudden decrease in blood flow localized to an area of the brain. A manjor loss of blood supply to the brain can result in severe disability or death. ischemic stroke correct answer: 87% of strokes When the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted by thrombus, embolus, or blood vessel stenosis. Hemorrhagic stroke correct answer: 13% of strokes When a blood vessel ru...

The nurse is planning to assess Gordon's FHP a clients family role and relationships. What questions should the nurse ask to obtain this information? correct answer: "What is your home life like? Who do you live with? The nurse is explaining the definition of being a nurse to a new nursing assistant. Which themes should the nurse include when talking to the assistance. correct answer: -Science -art -treatment of human response Which of the following allows to practice nursing in the ...

T/F:An overhead rate is computed by multiplying the total budgeted overhead costs by the allocation base. correct answer: False T/F:If the activities causing overhead costs are different across different departments and products, use of a single plant-wide overhead rate will cause distorted (inaccurate) product costs. correct answer: True Activity-based costing refers to the process of assigning overhead rates to correct answer: each activity performed. Which approach to estimating o...

what are three general areas of ethics? correct answer: meta ethics, descriptive, normative what % of companies in 2011 had weak ethical cultures? correct answer: 42% which of the following is not a business level of ethics? correct answer: governmental which of the following is not an environmental dimension affecting organizations and jobs? correct answer: demand which of the following is a business ethics myth? correct answer: all of the options which popular ethical myth ...

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