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Which of the following best represents adherence to a standard of care?
 
  1. Administering a medication within the time frame specified by hospital policy
  2. Administering a medication intramuscularly when a patient refuses to take it orally
  3. Using abbreviations while charting to save time
  4. Discontinuing a medication at the request of a patient

Question 2

The nurse is on a committee to reduce medication errors in a large health care facility. What is a recommendation the nurse proposes that will most likely help to reduce medication errors?
 
  1. Train medication technicians to administer medications.
  2. Use robots to prepare all medications for administration by the nurse.
  3. Use automated, computerized cabinets on all nursing units.
  4. Designate nurses whose only function is to administer medication.



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 1
Rationale: Administering medications as specified by agency policy is meeting the standard of care. Discontinuing medications is outside the scope of nursing. Changing the route of medication administration requires an order, and would not be appropriate, since the patient is refusing it. Using abbreviations might save time, but is not generally considered meeting a standard of care.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 3
Rationale: To help reduce medication errors, many health care agencies are using automated, computerized, locked cabinets for medication storage on patient-care units. Health care agencies are not planning to designate nurses who just do medication administration. Health care agencies are not planning to have medication technicians administer medications. Health care agencies are not planning to have robots prepare all medications for administration by the nurse.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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