Which of the following symptoms may indicate the patient is experiencing a cardiac issue? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

The Get Up and Go Test helps identify issues with muscle strength, balance, and gait abnormalities and should be used in combination with other exams to fully assess fall risk.

While on hospital rounds, Dr. Know-it-all enters an order for Rifampin into the computer and instructs the nurse to administer the dose to Mrs. Jones.

The doctor is in a hurry and walks away quickly. As the nurse is typing the order into the computer, she cannot remember the exact name of the medication, so she types in the drug that sounds most familiar, Rifaximin.

Later, Mrs. Jones experiences side effects from the Rifaximin she received that should not have.

How could this situation have been avoided?

All of the following are modifiable risk factors for falls EXCEPT

A team treating heart failure patients in a outpatient clinic includes a pharmacist, advanced practice nurse (nurse practitioner), physician and dietitian.

Before coming up with specific recommendations for a patient in the clinic, the physician asks each of the members of the team whether they have additional information to contribute that they feel will help this patient.

The team agrees on several specific actions to include in treating the patient. This is known as the ___________ collaboration model in interprofessional

When assessing a patient's edema, which of the following questions can be asked to quantify the degree of edema?

In the emergency room, being able to read, interpret and respond to a request to give consent for health professionals to take a medication history are examples of a patient having health literacy skills.

The "Teach Back" Method can be used to verify understanding of information presented in a counseling session with a patient.

It is important for pharmacists to use appropriate communication skills with all of the patients that they encounter. What should you avoid when dealing with patients with known mental health conditions? Please select all that apply.

SBAR is a technique used during interprofessional collaboration that requires immediate attention and action concerning a patient's condition. A pharmacist communicates the following to a nurse:

"This is the pharmacist calling about Ms. L, a 72-year-old patient admitted to the medicine floor for pneumonia. She was started on the antibiotic vancomycin yesterday. Her lab values now show that her kidney function is decreasing. Her serum creatinine has increased from 0.9 mg/dL to 1.5 mg/dL since admission. I am concerned about nephrotoxicity."

Which SBAR component is has the pharmacist neglected to say?

In addition to the patient, the Pharmacists' Patient Care Process allows for the pharmacist to talk with family caregivers (as long as the patient gives permission).