Reference no: EM131314420
A 75-year-old female is an inpatient in bed #1 of Room 10 on a medical telemetry unit. She has been admitted for pneumonia. She is slightly confused. No family is with her in the hospital at this time. The nurse introduces herself to the patient, asks her if she needs anything right away, and says she will return shortly with the patient's medications. The nurse also has the patient in the other bed (bed #2) of the same room, the patient's roommate. The nurse is very busy because of the high patient load on the unit that night shift and due to being short one nurse who called out sick.
The nurse comes in to see the patient in bed #1 again and assess her and give her her medications. After the patient swallows all of the pills and is ready to get settled for the night to go to sleep, the nurse realizes that she just gave, to the patient in bed #1, the medications intended for the patient in bed #2.
Relevant Hospital Policies:
1) There should be at least five nurses on the unit on a night shift if the patient beds are full. Contact nursing supervisor ASAP if this is not the case.
2) Each patient's medications must be dispensed (taken out of the medication machine) and administered (given to the patient) individually. A nurse should not bring medicine to two patients at once.
3) All patient medications must be run through the electronic barcoding medication administration system prior to the patient taking them.
4) Before administering medication, the nurse should check two patient identifiers (name, date of birth, address, etc.). They are usually available in the medical record or on the patient identification band, or a competent patient can tell you too.
5) All patient medication errors must be reported via the hospital patient safety reporting system.
|
Occupational safety and health laws and regulations
: 1. Discuss how occupational safety and health laws and regulations are established, implemented and possibly altered. 2. Compare and contrast this with the establishment of environmental laws and regulations that are enforced by the Environmental P..
|
|
What was standard deviation of returns over this period
: You’ve observed the following returns on Yasmin Corporation’s stock over the past five years: 14 percent, –7 percent, 17 percent, 15 percent, and 10 percent. What was the arithmetic average return on Yasmin’s stock over this five-year period? What wa..
|
|
Is zero unemployment achievable with stable prices
: What do you understand by the term the term NAIRU? Using an appropriate diagram, show how attempts by government to reduce unemployment below this rate by expanding aggregate demand may only lead to higher inflation, especially in the longer term.
|
|
Determine the total forceon the plate and the breadths
: Determine the total forceon the plate, and the breadths a, b, of the two branches.- Determine the distance 1 to the center of pressure (c.p.) along the plate from the point 0.
|
|
Five nurses on the unit on a night shift
: Relevant Hospital Policies: 1) There should be at least five nurses on the unit on a night shift if the patient beds are full. Contact nursing supervisor ASAP if this is not the case.
|
|
What are the advantages and potential disadvantages of each
: Identify at least two data collection tools/methods you would use to best gather information necessary to analyze the case. These can be interviews, surveys, focus groups, quantitative data, direct observation, and so forth. What are the advantage..
|
|
Discuss db caching in middle tier of server architecture
: Advanced Database Administration (COMP 0343) Manage client-server connections using RDBMS Net Services and evaluate requirements and select appropriate parameters to ensure effective storage management in a database system
|
|
Understanding of proper classification of activities
: Write a one-pager describing your opinion and understanding of proper classification of activities, stating their importance and allocating resources, plus the pro's and con's of using tools such as the Gantt Chart.
|
|
Assume the expected return on targets equity
: Assume the expected return on Target’s equity is 11.5% and the yield to maturity on its debt is 6%. Debt accounts for 18% and equity for 82% of Target’s total market value. If its tax rate is 35%, what is an estimate for this firm’s WACC?
|