The nurse scans an older man's identification band in preparation ...

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The nurse scans an older man's identification band in preparation for medication administration. Which step should the nurse implement next?
 
  a. Ask the patient to state his name.
  b. Check for allergies to the medication.
  c. Document the medication as given.
  d. Administer the patient's medication.

Question 2

An older male adult with severe knee pain tells the nurse how he lost his job and his home after starting a new business when he was 48 years old. Now he lives alone and relies on Social Security.
 
  Using Jung's theory, what in this individual's life is the most pivotal in his personality development? a. Living alone
  b. Meager income
  c. Severe knee pain
  d. Job and home loss

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Answer to Question 1

A
The nurse verifies the patient's identify to avoid computer errors before proceeding with admi-nistering the medication. Although computers were introduced to reduce documentation errors, verification of computer information is safe, effective nursing care. Checking for allergies is a reasonable nursing action; however, if a computer error misidentified the patient, then checking allergies of the wrong person can result in misidentification and serious adverse effects for this older adult. The nurse avoids documenting the medication as given until after the patient takes or receives the medication. The nurse avoids administering the medication until after verifying the patient identity a second time for safety. Further, regulatory agencies can require multiple forms of patient identification.

Answer to Question 2

D

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A Incorrect. Living alone is a situation that is the result of many factors coalescing in an individual's life.
B Incorrect. A meager income can be a result of the individual's life work and other individual choices and events.
C Incorrect. His personality can affect how an individual deals with pain, and the pain can affect an individual's personality; however, the reader does not know if the pain is old or new and thus cannot make the determination.
D Correct. Jung's theorizes that the personality forms, in part, after crisis, as an individual moves from extroversion to introversion in aging.