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naturalchemist

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on: Jul 11, 2018
The nurse instructs the patient in home wound irrigation to hold the hand-held showerhead approximately ______ inches from the wound .
 
  a. 2.5
  b. 6
  c. 12
  d. 18

Question 2

The nurse knows that for a hospitalized patient, the legal owner of the patient's medical record is the:
 
  a. patient.
  b. physician.
  c. institution.
  d. state.


flannelavenger

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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
When wound irrigation is done at home with a hand-held showerhead, the showerhead should be held approximately 12 inches from the wound.

Answer to Question 2

C
Ownership of a medical record belongs to the institution in the case of a hospitalized patient, or the doctor in the case of private office visits.


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