A family member asks the nurse to witness the signing of a Living Will at the bedside of a mentally competent, alert, adult patient. In signing as a witness, the nurse is stating:
a. the signature of this person was valid and not coerced
b. the person was mentally competent to sign
c. the person is terminally ill at the time
d. a and b only
Question 2
A nurse is preparing an educational program for her peers regarding adverse drug reactions (ADR). What information does the nurse need to include? Select all that apply.
A) ADRs are drug side effects that are serious or fatal.
B) ARDs can be preventable.
C) The most common preventable ADRs are related to cardiovascular drugs, diuretics, and anticoagulants.
D) Drug-monitoring errors such as failure to act on laboratory findings are considered ADRs.
E) Older people are more likely to have ADRs because of inappropriate dosing, drug-drug interactions, polypharmacy, and nonadherence.
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Wandering Albatrosses have the largest wingspan of any living bird.
The Black Bee-eater (Merops gularis) is a species of bird in the Meropidae family.
The nurse can make observations about the patient's general appearance while talking with the p
Living will.
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