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APUS57

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A nurse is caring for an elderly patient. The patient's daughter has been reading on the Internet about a hospitalized patient who was given the wrong medication and subsequently died.
 
  The daughter asks the
 
  nurse how the hospital can prevent errors like that in the future. Which of the following is the best response by the nurse?
  A) The hospital could install a bar-code system to identify patients and medications.
  B) Errors like that are bound to happen, given the shortage of nurses.
  C) Most physicians' handwriting is so bad that it's hard to figure out what medications they really want. It's no wonder more people aren't killed by medication errors.
  D) Errors like that are bound to happen when nurses have too many patients assigned to their care.

Question 2

A nurse is preparing an educational program for her peers. The presentation is about palliative care. Which of the following information does the nurse need to include? Select all that apply.
 
  A) Palliative care focuses on patients who are close to death.
  B) Palliative care focuses on alleviation of pain and management of troublesome symptoms.
  C) Palliative care can be delivered for extended periods of time and throughout all phases of the treatment process.
  D) Palliative care can provide respite care for family members.



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Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B, C, D



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