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If a nurse commits a medication error, she should do all of the following except
 
  1. Have another nurse assigned to the patient.
  2. Check for adverse reactions to the erroneous medication.
  3. Report the error to the prescribing physician.
  4. Fill out an incident report per facility procedures.

Question 2

The nurse is providing home care for a client who takes crushed medications via a gastrostomy tube. Which of the following over-the-counter medications could be included in the patient's plan of care? Select all that apply.
 
  1. Sustained-release analgesics
  2. Chewable antacids
  3. Liquid-filled gel caps
  4. Effervescent antacids
  5. Antihistamine tablets



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Qarqy

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2, 5




ahriuashd

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Wow, this really help


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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