As a Cost-Saving Measure, the Hospital Administration Wants to Delete

question 24

Multiple Choice

As a cost-saving measure, the hospital administration wants to delete everything but 3- ml and 10-ml syringes from floor stock. The best response by the nurse manager on the endocrine floor would be to

• A) agree with the plan because 3-ml syringes have 0.1-ml measurement marks.
• B) conduct a literature search to determine the best practice in this area.
• C) object but plan education to teach the staff how to give insulin with a 3-ml syringe.
• D) object, pointing out that insulin can only be given in an insulin syringe.

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