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Which of the following is a medication is used to treat hyperlipidemia? - *Pravachol* (Pravachol is a HMG-CoA used to treat hyperlipidemia. Procardia, Prinivil and Cardura are used to treat hypertension.) All the following are reasons why covered entities may disclose protected health information (PHI) to law enforcement officials except? - *When the covered entity believes that individuals may have contracted a communicable disease when notification is authorized by law.* (Communicable disease must be reported to public health authorities authorized by law to collect or receive information.) The physician prescribes 500mg of a drug with is available as 1gm / 2ml, how many milliliters should this patient receive? - *1ml* (The patient should receive 1ml. First, 1gm should be converted to 1000mg. Multiply 500mg by 2. Divide the product 1000mg by 1000mg.) Which of the following would be a solution to a patient identifiers error caused by nurses? - *Use bar coding to identify the patient and medication* (Nurses are now electronically connected to the pharmacy through bar codes. The nurse can ensure accuracy of medication dosage at the patient's bedside before medication is given. The nurse can be alerted to any special notes or warnings.) Which of the following is not part of the personal protective equipment? - *Jacket* (A laboratory jacket may be worn as part of the dress code in an institutional setting, but is not a part of PPE, instead personal will wear gowns or laboratory coats.)