Pharmacology Chapter 1
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, What is an important part of the LPN/LVN role? Providing nursing care, including drug administration.
Who does the LPN/LVN work under? The supervision of the RN.
What nursing process activities can an LPN/LVN perform Assess, implement, and evaluate.
with guidance?
What determines an LPN/LVN's responsibilities? Licensure and experience.
Who has the authority to carry out all steps of the nursing The RN.
process?
Where can LPNs/LVNs practice? Nursing homes, assisted living, outpatient clinics, home health, hospice, and
rehabilitation.
What are the 5 steps of the nursing process? Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation
What is assessment? Gathering information about the patient, their problems, and factors that may
affect drug therapy.
Who performs the initial full assessment? The RN.
What does assessment involve? Looking and listening carefully and gathering patient information.
What is subjective data? The information the patient tells us through questioning
What is objective data? Information obtained through observation (seeing)
Subjective patient SAYS it
Objective You OBSERVE it
Give an example of subjective data. Patient says, "My pain is 8/10."
Give an example of objective data. Temperature is 101°F.