Minimum necessary standard — Flashcards
Which type of medical error analysis involves a retrospective approach, applied after failure to prevent recurrence?_____
The Beers criteria are used to reduce potential inappropriate prescribing and harmful polypharmacy in the _____ population
What type of disease prevention is identifying patients at risk of unnecessary treatment?_____
Examples of the beers criteria include drugs that increase the risk of _____ (benzodiazepines, opioids)
Family member asks for information regarding patient's prognosis.
Patients typically get exposed to _____ radiation via nuclear reactor accidents or radiotherapy
In the hospital, patients with multi-drug resistant organisms, enteric organisms, and scabies require _____ precautions
What positioning may lower the risk of ventilator-acquired pneumonia? _____
What position should patients with suspected arterial air embolism be placed? _____
What is the most likely complication to occur in a patient receiving total parenteral nutrition for one week? _____
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