Which Scenario Best Illustrates the Nurse Using Data Validation When

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which scenario best illustrates the nurse using data validation when making a nursing clinical decision for a patient?

• A) The nurse determines to remove a wound dressing when the patient reveals the time of the last dressing change and notices old and new drainage.
• B) The nurse administers pain medicine due at 1700 at 1600 because the patient reports increased pain and the family wants something done.
• C) The nurse immediately asks the health care provider for an order of potassium when a patient reports leg cramps.
• D) The nurse elevates a leg cast when the patient reports decreased mobility.

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General Ledger

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Subsidiary Ledgers

Detailed records that contain information about specific accounts, such as accounts receivable or payable, that support the summarized data in the general ledger.

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