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JGIBBSON

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A nurse working at a nursing home is administering medications. The nurse misreads the medication orders and administers a medication via the intravenous line, rather than via an intramuscular injection.
 
  The client sustains permanent injuries and eventually dies. This nurse charged with:
  a. misfeasance.
  b. nonfeasance.
  c. malfeasance.
  d. malpractice.

Question 2

What is the current authoritative source for drug standards in the United States?
 
  a. International Pharmacopeia
  b. United States Pharmacopeia
  c. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
  d. Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act


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rekilledagain

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Malfeasance consists of giving the correct drug by the wrong route, resulting in the client's death.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
The United States Pharmacopeia provides drug information for the healthcare provider as well as the client.


JGIBBSON

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

laurnthompson

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:D TYSM

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