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Hazardous substances are used daily in healthcare facilities. What are key safety tips that healthcare workers must practice when using and storing hazardous substances?
 
  1 . Have the phone number for the healthcare agency's Poison Control Center readily available.
  2 . Read labels carefully and note emergency information.
  3 . Follow instructions for use, storage, and disposal.
  4 . Avoid spills.
  A) 1, 2, 3
  B) 1, 2, 4
  C) 1, 3, 4
  D) 2, 3, 4

Question 2

A nurse understands that effective communication requires several components. The nurse is reviewing with a group of psychiatric nursing students the term receiver.
 
  Based on this information, what is the best description by the student nurse of receiver of the message? A) Source of the idea
  B) Interpreter of the message
  C) Response to the message
  D) Means of transmission



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Answer to Question 1

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Hazardous substances are used daily in healthcare facilities and in the home. Remember the following safety tips when using and storing hazardous substances: Have the phone number of the local Poison Control Center readily available. Read labels carefully and note emergency information. Follow instructions for use, storage, and disposal. Avoid spills.

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The interpreter of the message is the receiver of the message. A medium or channel is the means of transmission of a message. The source of the idea is the sender or the originator of the message. Interaction or feedback is the response to the message.





 

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