Government regulations require that records must be maintained for each employee relating to all of the following payroll items EXCEPT ________.

What is the difference between transdermal and topical ROAs?

A) Topical medications do not enter the bloodstream and transdermal medications do. B) Transdermal medications are used for rashes and infections on the skin, while topical medications are used systemically. C) Topical medications can be delivered via a patch while transdermal medications are available only as ointments and creams. D) Transdermal medications do not enter the bloodstream and topical medications do.

You are conducting a verbal interview with a patient who is not very forthcoming with information. If you fail to continue to try to motivate the patient to talk, what would be the most undesirable outcome?

A) The patient will not pay the ambulance bill when it arrives B) The hospital emergency department will likely be mad at the EMS providers for failing to gather necessary information C) The family will assume you are not truly interested in helping the patient D) You may not gain valuable information that could impact your patient care decisions