A hospital patient has been prescribed a dose of medication but the medication is never given, and no record can be found of an attempt to administer the medication. This is a(n) _________ error
A) unauthorized drug error
B) unordered drug error
C) wrong drug error
D) omission error
D
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A 72-year-old male with an extensive COPD and other lung history is in cardiac arrest. What instruction would you provide to the EMT ventilating the patient with the bag-valve mask?
A) "Have someone monitor for breath sounds in both lungs as we ventilate." B) "It is best to provide less tidal volume with about 20 ventilations per minute." C) "Make sure to administer the ventilations over 3 to 5 seconds." D) "You will have to be quite forceful with ventilation because of his lung disease."
Which reflect poor grammar and inappropriate language at work? Select all that apply
A) "We were at work yesterday." B) "I seen you arrive on time." C) "He and I are working on the records." D) "That guy just went down the hall." E) "The women have left for lunch." F) "She don't know how it happened." G) "Me and him will take care of it."