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to v a vLong-termvcare vfacility vbefore vgiving vthe vpatient‘s vprescribed vdrugs. v Which vaction
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should vthe vLPN vconsider vto vbe vthe vhighest vpriority?
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a. Obtain vany vspecialvequipment v that v will v be v needed v to v give v the v patient‘s vdrug.
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b. Monitorvthe v patient v for v a vresponse v to vthe v drug vgiven.
c. Collect v data vabout vthe vpatient v and vthe vpatient‘s vhealth vcondition.
d. Review vthe vnursing vcare vplan vto v verifyvthat v it
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v critical vstep vbefore vany vdrugs vare vgiven. v Information vregarding vthe vpresent v illness, v any
signs vand vsymptoms, v review vof vmedical vrecords, vdrug vhistory, v and vvital vsigns vare vneeded
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before vdrugs v are v given. v Deciding v on vspecial vequipment v that v will v be v needed v to v give
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v the v patient‘s vdrug vis vpart vof vthe vplanning v phase vof vthe vnursing v process. v Monitoring v the
v patient v for v his vresponse vto v given vdrug v is v part vof vthe vevaluation vstage vofvthe vnursing
process. vReviewing vthe vnursing vcare vplan vto v verify vthat v it v is vbeing v followed v accurately vis
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2. The vLPN v is vworking vwith va vpatient v in vthe vplanning v stage vofvthe vnursing v process
related vto v the v patient‘s v prescribed v drugs. v Which v action v should v the v LPN v take v during
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a. Develop v a v nursing v goalto v plan vthe v procedures vneeded v to v give v drug.
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