Nurses classifying

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are aggressively monitoring the use and abuse of dextromethorphan. It is conceivable that dextromethorphan could be first classified as a drug obtainable only with a prescription. Furthermore, the DEA could place dextromethorphan on one of its schedules of controlled substances, which would force physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and hospitals to record the administration of the drug. At this stage, the former is far more likely than the latter since it has not been proven that dextromethorphan is an addictive substance. 

Oxycodone is prescribed for a patient on the unit where you work. To safely administer oxycodone tlie nurse knows tliat tliis drug is r ilated by tlie Controlled Substance Act, which classifies tliis drug as a Schedule. ... 

The nurse should use these dni witli caution in patients with gastrointestinal infections, benign prostatic hyiiertrophy, hypertliyroidism, hepatic or renal disease, and liyiiertension. The nurse should use atropine witli caution in patients with astlima. The anticholinergic dni are classified as Pregnancy Category C dni and are used only when the benefit to tlie woman outweighs tlie risk to tlie fetus. 

Fig. 12.2 Disposition of patients classified as minor or major strokes by BASIS. In a study of 230 consecutive patients, approximately 25% were classified as major strokes. Highly significant differences in disposition were identified between groups. AH deaths during hospitalization occurred in major stroke patients. Of the major stroke patients who survived, over 70% were discharged to an inpatient rehabilitation facility (IRF) compared to less than 20% of minor stroke patients (p<0.001). Over 75% of minor stroke patients were discharged directly to home compared to less than 20% of major stroke patients (p< 0.001). A similar proportion of both groups were discharged to specialized nursing facilities (SNF). Adapted from Torres-Mozqueda et al. [4]...

The metal can also be absorbed in some quantity through the skin. Allergic contact dermatitis is possible, but rare. Mercury is classified neither as a carcinogen [28] nor as a reprotoxin [29], but it can cross the placenta and the fetal blood/brain barrier. Pregnant and nursing mothers should undergo a risk assessment before working with mercury [30]. 

Building and fire codes often classify buildings by occupancy type. Some occupancies have concentrations of occupants. One classification is places of assembly, such as theaters, arenas, and auditoriums. Fire safety standards emphasize getting occupants out. Nursing homes and hospitals have special problems in getting immobile occupants out during a fire. 

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