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An 84-year-old is admitted to the hospital because of kidney stones.  They are in acute pain.  Which of these statements about administering analgesics to older adults is accurate?

____ relate to a specific AIS process, such as billing or cash receipts.

A charge nurse in a long-term-care facility will be implementing a new protocol to meet the Joint Commission’s National Safety Goal of preventing health care-associated pressure ulcers. When informing the staff nurses about the new standard, the nurse should emphasize that which of the following actions is the priority?

A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving chemotherapy and has a platelet count of 22,000 mm3. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as the priority?

Risk assessment is best described by:

The physician prescribed metronidazole HCI 500mg every 6 hours x 7 days for patient’s bacterial infection. The available dosage is metronidazole HCI (Flagyl) 250mg capsules. Write out the prescription. A) inscription B) subscription C) signature D) Refills

Match the term to the Definition (2 points each)

The physician prescribed Lamisil 250mg once daily x 2 months for patient’s fingernail onychomycosis. The available dosage is Lamisil 250mg capsules. Write out the prescription. A) inscription B) subscription C) signature D) Refills

A correct relationship among the auditor, the client, and the external users is

The physician orders the patient Zofran 4mg IM for nausea and vomiting STAT. The dose available is Zofran (ondansetron) 2mg/mL.. A) How much would you administer IM to the patient? ______________ B) Where would be the best site for the Zofran? _______________