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joesmith1212 · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

After a patient returns from a barium swallow, the nurse's priority is to

a. Encourage the patient to increase fluids to flush out the barium.
b. Monitor stools closely for bright red blood or mucus, which indicates trauma from the procedure.
c. Inform the patient that his bowel movements are radioactive, and that he should be sure to flush the toilet three times.
d. Thicken all patient drinks to prevent aspiration.

Question 2

To avoid legal risks and possible lack of confidentiality associated with computerized documen-tation, which of the following statements is true of many current software programs?

a. All nursing staff use the same access code.
b. Only centralized medical records use the client data.
c. Thumbprint identification restrictions are in place.
d. Staff password changes are periodically required.

C.mcnichol98 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Encourage the patient to increase fluid intake to flush and remove excess barium from the body. Barium swallow is a noninvasive procedure for which no trauma would produce blood or mucus or increase aspiration risk. Barium is not a radioactive substance, so multiple flushes are not needed.

Answer to Question 2

D
A good system of computerized documentation requires frequent and random periodic changes in personal passwords to prevent unauthorized persons from tampering with records.
All nurses do not use the same access code. Each nurse should have his or her own password.
Only centralized medical records use the client data is not a true statement. Authorized health care providers from any department can access and use the data.
Many software programs do not have thumbprint identification restrictions.