As a nurse, it is preferable to use electronic medication administration records (eMARs) whenever possible because
1. eMAR systems help prevent medication errors due to built-in safeguards.
2. Using eMAR systems reduces bookkeeping costs and thus helps reduce the cost of care for patients.
3. Paper MAR systems are frowned on by regulators.
4. eMAR systems increase security by preventing theft of narcotics and other drugs.
Question 2
Under the supervision of a registered nurse (RN), an LVN/LPN is providing parents with instructions for administering eye drops to their young child, who has been diagnosed with pink eye. The nurse correctly tells the parents:
1. Have your child tip his head back and look down.
2. Brace your hand against the child's chin as you steady the dropper.
3. Gently raise the upper lid to expose the eyeball before putting in the eye drops.
4. Place the drop in the middle part of the space created when you pull down the lower lid.
B, The tubing of the medication is piggybacked to the primary tubing at the Y-port.
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