A Patient Has Been Prescribed Nitroglycerin in the ED for Chest

question 23

Multiple Choice

A patient has been prescribed nitroglycerin in the ED for chest pain.In taking the health history,the nurse will be sure to verify whether the patient has taken medications prior to admission for:

• A) Erectile dysfunction
• B) Prostate enlargement
• C) Asthma
• D) Peripheral vascular disease

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Definitions:

Standard Cost System

A cost accounting system that uses cost standards for materials, labor, and overhead to control actual costs and analyze variances.

Favourable Variance

A financial term referring to a situation where actual costs are less than budgeted costs, or actual revenues exceed budgeted revenues.

Variable Overhead Efficiency Variance

A measure of the difference between the expected variable overhead based on standard costs and the actual variable overhead incurred.

Flexible Budget

A report showing estimates of what revenues and costs should have been, given the actual level of activity for the period.