Which of the following organizations provides certification for disease-specific care, advanced disease-specific care, palliative care, and home care settings?

A 56-year-old male informs you that he has gastric ulcers. He states that he has had them for several months, but just recently the pain has been steadily increasing. If the cause of the abdominal pain is the gastric ulcers, how would you expect him to describe the pain?

A) Stabbing pain that radiates into both legs B) Sharp pain near the umbilicus that radiates to the right lower quadrant C) Burning pain located to the left upper quadrant D) Achy pain occurring all throughout the abdomen

You are reviewing a prehospital care report (PCR) and note the following entry: "Pt. took PCN TID PO for 5 days." You would interpret this as the patient took:

A) Penicillin injections for five days in a row, three injections a day B) Penicillin was taken orally three times a day for five days straight C) Three penicillin pills were taken every other day for five days D) Antibiotic injections three times a day for five days