Chapter 1, Problem 12RQ

A nurse is providing secondary health care to patients in ahealth care facility. Which patients are receiving this levelof care? Select all that apply.a. A patient enters a community clinic with signs of strep throat. b. A patient is admitted to the hospital following a myocar-dial infarction. c. A mother brings her son to the emergency departmentfollowing a seizure.d. A patient with osteogenesis imperfecta is being treated in amedical center. e. A mother brings her son to a specialist to correct a con-genital heart defect. f. A woman has a hernia repair in an ambulatory care center.

A nurse discovers that she made a medication error. Whatshould be the nurse’s first response?a. Record the error on the medication sheet.b. Notify the physician regarding course of action.c. Check the patient’s condition to note any possible effect ofthe error.d. Complete an incident report, explaining how the mistakewas made.

A substantive directive indicates...   A. a person to make medical decisions B. specific interventions the patient does not want  C. a notarized statement of the patient's beliefs and values