Answer:
D. It is outside the nurse's scope of practice to prescribe medication
Explanation:
In a health care facility, nurses are not allowed to prescribe drugs because it lies outside their scope.
Irrespective of the magnitude of complain from the patient, it is not the responsibility of the registered nurse to prescribe new drugs to a patient receiving care in healthcare facility.
Hence the nurse should refuse to grant the request of the patient.
Cardiovascular system has to do with the heart, so anything to reduce the risk of that system (including the heart, bloodstream etc.) would be the answer for you. So just using Process of elimination:
A) Has to do with external exposure. <em>No</em><em />
B) Keeping hands clean <em>No</em><em />
C) Avoiding cigarette smoke <em>Yes</em>
D) Keeping your vaccinations up to date <em>No</em><em />
So your answer is C.
Because the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requires healthcare providers to regularly shred documents containing information on patient's medical histories.
