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jake

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You have been dispatched to a residence for an 82-year-old female with unknown medical problems. While enroute, your partner states at 82 years old, she probably has a ton of medical problems. Your response would be:
 
  A) You are probably right since over half of persons over 60 years have heart disease.
  B) I am guessing she does not, given her age and the fact she is not in a nursing home.
  C) As we were taught in school, it is middle adulthood where people have the most medical problems.
  D) Maybe not, since in late adulthood there is such a wide variety of health status.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the areas that has been identified as causing medical errors?
 
  a. Rules-based failures
  b. Skills-based failures
  c. Equipment-based failures
  d. Knowledge-based failures


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shoemake

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

c


jake

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Wow, this really help

steff9894

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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