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,Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice Visovsky:Int r
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MULTIPLE CHOICE y#




1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to
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termcare facility before giving the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN conside
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r to be the highest priority?
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a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient‘s drug.
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b. Monitor the patient for a response to the drug given.
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c. Collect data about the patient and the patient‘s health condition.
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d. Review the nursing care plan to verifythat it is accurate.
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Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient‘s health condition is a criti
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cal step before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any signs and s
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ympto ms, review of medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed before drugs ar
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e given. Deciding on special equipment that will be needed to give the patient‘s drug is part o
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f the planni ng phase of the nursing process. Monitoring the patient for his response to given
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drug is part of t he evaluation stage of the nursing process. Reviewing the nursing care plan to v
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erify that it is bei ng followed accurately is part of the implementation stage of the nursing p
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying y# y# REF: p. 2 y# y#




2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage ofthe nursing process related
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to the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take during this stage?
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a. Develop a nursing goalto plan the procedures needed to give drug.
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b. Develop a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug‘s actions.
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, c. Determine that the patient is experiencing the expected response to his drug.
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d. Determine how much the patient understands about his drug
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. ANS: D
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Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagnosis phase
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of the nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give dru
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g and developing a teaching plan for the patient regarding the drug‘s actions are part of the
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y# plannin g phase of the nursing process.
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3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effects of a p
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res cribed drug. What part of the nursing process related to drug therapy are you engaging in a
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t this point of the teaching plan?
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a. Assessment

b. Implementation

c. Evaluation

d. Diagnosis
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In the evaluation phase of the nursing process, the LPN understands and teaches to the patien
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t the drug‘s therapeutic effects, expected side effects, and potential adverse effects.
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DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering y# y# REF: p. 2
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4. Which of the following is an example of subjective data?
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a. The patient states she has pain in her left arm.
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b. The medical chart has a recorded blood pressure of 128/88.
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c. The serum potassium level is 3.8 mmol/L.
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d. The patient‘s ECG shows normal sinus rhythm.
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