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neverstopbelieb

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Immediately following a barium swallow, a client noticed hives and a feeling of shortness of breath.
 
  Although there were no known allergies to food or drugs prior to this incident, the diagnosis was allergic reaction to the preservatives in the barium. Which is the correct risk category for this incident? 1. Medication error
  2. Medical-legal incident
  3. Procedure complication
  4. This incident does not fall into a risk category.

Question 2

A nurse manager elects to ignore a nurse's performance problem, hoping it will go away. What does this strategy indicate about the nurse's management ability?
 
  1. The nurse is a lazy manager.
  2. The nurse is gullible.
  3. The nurse is using a valid strategy.
  4. The nurse needs an update on management strategy.



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Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: A medication error occurs when a medication or fluid is omitted, the wrong dose is administered, or the medication is administered to the wrong client.
Rationale 2: A medical-legal incident occurs when a client or family refuses treatment as ordered.
Rationale 3: Any incident occurring before, after, or during a procedure is categorized as a diagnostic procedure complication.
Rationale 4: Complications from diagnostic or treatment procedures are a high-risk area in health care and are reported as incidents.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: This is not necessarily the case.
Rationale 2: This is not necessarily the case.
Rationale 3: Ignoring a performance problem may be a valid strategyfor instance, if a new nurse is late for report and a seasoned nurse tells the new nurse not to be late again.
Rationale 4: This is not necessarily the case.
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