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V@ndy87

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Important information is recorded in a patient's hospital chart while the patient remains in the hospital. When a patient is discharged, which is true regarding the ownership of the patient's chart?
 
  a. The patient owns the chart, but the hospital keeps the record.
  b. The chart is a record that no one really owns. It is kept by the hospital.
  c. The chart is a legal document that is owned by the state courts.
  d. The chart is a legal document that is owned by the hospital.

Question 2

A patient has been on antibiotic therapy every 4 hours for 4 days because of a respiratory infection. The patient feels better and has been increasingly missing regular doses of the medication. What should the nurse advise the patient to do?
 
  a. Take the regular doses to keep the correct level of medication in the blood.
  b. Stop taking the medication.
  c. Take the medication at the same level despite the missed doses.
  d. Start taking the medication once a day.



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cegalasso

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The chart belongs to the hospital. It is not the property of the patient, the nurse, or the physician.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
If the half-life of a drug is short, as is true for many antibiotics, the person must take frequent doses to keep the correct level in the blood.




V@ndy87

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


Jossy

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Wow, this really help

 

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