It is important to clean or check the integrity of the skin in an animal's ear and visualise the tympanic membrane before administering medication. An otoscope is used to visualise and if the tympanic membrane is not visualised, a cerumenolytic agent is used to remove the ear wax before administering the medication. If any infection is seen through otoscope the swab specimen is taken before cleaning or administering medication into the animal's ear.
5. Why is it always important to first examine an animal's ear with an otoscope prior...
The nurse is performing the first check for safe medication administration prior to administering metronidazole to Ms. Winder. He notes that the label is incorrect. What error did the nurse discover? What steps should the nurse take to minimize the risk of making a medication error? Watch the video and record your response to the question using one of the following recording options.
Why is it important to dry the crude cyclohexene prior to the final distillation?
why is it important to assess the patient for use of herbal products prior to surgery
1. Why is it important to examine the simultaneous effects of race, class, and gender when studying deviant behavior and crime? 2. Why are corporate and political criminals treated so much differently in the United States than are conventional criminals?
Name: Date: Quiz 4 AHS-2470 Instructions: Circle the correct answer to each question below. These questions are to quiz your knowledge from the procedures you read about during the snow day assignment. 1. True or False: When administering an oral medication, it is important to always prepare either water, juice, or milk for the patient to consume after administering the medication. True a. b. False 2. When administering an ophthalmic solution or ointment, what direction should you instruct the patient...
Define culture and describe why it is important to be aware of your beliefs prior to caring for someone from another culture (write in paragraph)
Why is it so important to review orders PRIOR to assuming care of a patient? Provide a fictitious example of how not being aware of the orders prior to assuming care might result in patient harm.
describe the process of verifying a patient insurance why is it important to do this prior the patient office visit,what are some potential consequences of failing to verify insurance.
Discuss two or three reasons why it is important to clean data prior to processing it. Illustrate each reason with a specific example.
3. Patients taking CCBs should be warned about consuming what food item? Why is this a problem? Antianginal Drugs: 1. What information should the nurse have prior to administering any antlanginal drug? 2. Should a patient stop taking antianginals abruptly? Why or why not? Cardiac Glycosides: 1. Describe the desired effects of the class of medications: 2. Identify key patient teaching points related to the medications: 3. Identify nursing actions required prior to administering the medication: 4. List the signs/symptoms...