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cmoore54

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on: Jul 22, 2018
The nurse knows that four categories of risk have been identified in the health care environment. Which of the following provides the best examples of those risks?
 
  a. Tile floors, cold food, scratchy linen, and noisy alarms
  b. Carpeted floors, ice machine empty, unlocked supply cabinet, and call light in reach
  c. Wet floors, pinching fingers in door, failure to use lift for patient, and alarms not functioning properly
  d. Dirty floors, hallways blocked, medication room locked, and alarms set

Question 2

The physician orders 1000 mL of D5RL with 20 mmol KCl to run for eight hours. With an infusion set with a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL, which of the following flow rates will the nurse calculate?
 
  a. 11 gtt/minute
  b. 22 gtt/minute
  c. 31 gtt/minute
  d. 42 gtt/minute


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Tonny

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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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The four categories are falls, patient-inherent accidents, procedure-related accidents, and equipment-related accidents. Wet floors contribute to falls, pinching finger in door is patient inherent, failure to use the lift is procedure related, and an alarm not functioning properly is equipment related. Tile floors and carpeted or dirty floors do not necessarily contribute to falls. Cold food, ice machine empty, and hallways blocked are not patient-inherent issues in the hospital setting but are more of patient satisfaction or infection control issues or fire safety issues. Scratchy linen, unlocked supply cabinet, and medication room locked are not procedure-related accidents. These are patient satisfaction issues and control of supply issues, and are examples of actually following a procedure correctly. Noisy alarms, call light within reach, and alarms set are not equipment-related accidents but are patient satisfaction issues and examples of following a procedure correctly.

Answer to Question 2

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A A flow rate of 11 gtt/minute is inaccurate.
B A flow rate of 22 gtt/minute is inaccurate.
C A flow rate of 31 gtt/minute is correct (1000 mL X 15 gtt/min divided by 480 minutes 8 hr X 60 min/hr).
D A flow rate of 42 gtt/minute is inaccurate.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 22, 2018
:D TYSM

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Great answer, keep it coming :)

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