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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 verify that it is accurat
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MULTIPLE CHOICE xn
1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a
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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 verify that it is accurat
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Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient‘s health condition is a critic
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al step before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illness, any signs and sy
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mptoms, review of medical records, drug history, and vital signs are needed before drugs are
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given. Deciding on special equipment that will be needed to give the patient‘s drug is part of t
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a. Develop a nursing goal to plan the procedures needed to give drug.
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