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b. Monitorrtherpatientr forrarresponsertortherdrugrgiven.
c. Collectrdataraboutrtherpatientr andrtherpatient‘srhealthrcondition.
d. Reviewrthernursingrcare plan torverifythatritrisraccurate.rA
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Collectingrand documentingrdataraboutrtherpatientrandrtherpatient‘srhealthrconditionrisrarcriticalrste
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viewrofrmedicalrrecords,rdrug history,randrvitalrsignsrarerneededrbeforerdrugsrarergiven.rDecidingro
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nrspecialrequipmentrthatrwillrberneededrtorgivertherpatient‘srdrugrisrpartrofrtherplannirngrphaserofrther
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2. TherLPNrisrworkingrwithrarpatientrinrtherplanningrstagerofthernursingrprocessrrelatedrtorther
patient‘srprescribedrdrugs.rWhichractionrshouldrtherLPNrtakerduringrthisrstage?
a. Developrar nursingrgoaltor planrtherproceduresrneededrtor giverdrug.
b. Developrarteachingrplanrforrtherpatientr regardingrtherdrug‘sractions.
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c. Determinerthatrtherpatientr isrexperiencingrtherexpectedrresponsertor hisrdrug.
d. Determinerhowrmuchrtherpatientrunderstandsraboutrhisrdrug.rA
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nursingrprocess.rDevelopingrarnursing goalrtorplanrtherproceduresrneededrtorgiverdrugrandrdevelo
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c. Evaluation
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4. Whichrofrtherfollowingr isranrexamplerofrsubjectiver data?
a. Therpatientr statesrsherhasrpainrinrherr leftr arm.
b. Ther medicalrchartr hasrarrecordedrbloodrpressurerofr128/88.
c. Therserumrpotassiumrlevelr isr3.8r mmol/L.
d. Therpatient‘srECGrshowsrnormalrsinusrrhythm.