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jake

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A nurse working on the medical unit mistakenly administers the wrong medication to a patient. This type of error would be classified as which of the following?
 
  a. Poisoning accident
  b. Equipment-related accident
  c. Procedure-related accident
  d. Accident related to time management

Question 2

A preschool paraplegic patient with cerebral palsy is admitted to the hospital with complications from the H1N1 virus. The admitting nurse notes that an area of redness on the right malleolus is nonblanchable.
 
  The nurse correctly identifies this pressure ulcer at what stage? a. Stage I
  b. Stage II
  c. Stage III
  d. Stage IV



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Answer to Question 1

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A procedure-related accident is caused by health care providers and includes medication and fluid administration errors, not putting external devices on correctly, and improperly performing procedures such as dressing changes. A poisoning accident is related to inhaled or ingested substances. An equipment-related accident results from misuse, disrepair, malfunction, or electrical hazard. An accident related to time management deals with the nurse's inability to follow an organization's policy and procedures.

Answer to Question 2

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Stage I: Intact skin with nonblanchable redness of a localized area, usually over a bony prominence
Stage II: Partial-thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open ulcer with a red-pink wound bed, without slough; may also present as an intact or open/ruptured serum-filled blister
Stage III: Full-thickness tissue loss; subcutaneous fat may be visible, but bone, tendon, or muscle is not exposed; slough may be present but does not obscure the depth of tissue loss; may include undermining and tunneling
Stage IV: Full-thickness tissue loss with exposed bone, tendon, or muscle; slough or eschar may be present; often includes undermining and tunneling




jake

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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


bulacsom

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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