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Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice Visov
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MULTIPLE CHOICE xvxv
1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission
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to a
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term care facility before giving the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should the L
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PN consider 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 verify that it is a
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ccurate. ANS: C xvxv xvxv
Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient‘s health condition
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is a critical step before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illne
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ss, any signs and symptoms, review of medical records, drug history, and vital sign
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s are needed before drugs are given. Deciding on special equipment that will be ne
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eded to give the patient‘s drug is part of the planning phase of the nursing process
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. Monitoring the patient for his response to given drug is part of the evaluation sta
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ge of the nursing process. Reviewing the nursing care plan to verify that it
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2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage of the nursing proce
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ss related to the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take duri
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ng this stage?
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a. Develop a nursing goal to 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
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drug. ANS: D
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Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagno
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sis phase of the nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures
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e drug‘s actions are part of the planning phase of the nursing process.
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3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effec
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ts of a prescribed drug. What part of the nursing process related to drug therapy ar
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e you engaging in at 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 t
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o the patient the drug‘s therapeutic effects, expected side effects, and potential ad
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verse effects. xvxv
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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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Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice Visov
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MULTIPLE CHOICE xvxv
1. The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission
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to a
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Long-
term care facility before giving the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should the L
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PN consider 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 verify that it is a
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ccurate. ANS: C xvxv xvxv
Collecting and documenting data about the patient and the patient‘s health condition
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is a critical step before any drugs are given. Information regarding the present illne
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ss, any signs and symptoms, review of medical records, drug history, and vital sign
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s are needed before drugs are given. Deciding on special equipment that will be ne
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eded to give the patient‘s drug is part of the planning phase of the nursing process
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. Monitoring the patient for his response to given drug is part of the evaluation sta
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ge of the nursing process. Reviewing the nursing care plan to verify that it
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g followed accurately is part of the implementation stage of the nursing process.
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2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage of the nursing proce
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ss related to the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN take duri
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ng this stage?
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a. Develop a nursing goal to 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
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drug. ANS: D
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Determining how much the patient understands about his drug is part of the diagno
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sis phase of the nursing process. Developing a nursing goal to plan the procedures
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e drug‘s actions are part of the planning phase of the nursing process.
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3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effec
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ts of a prescribed drug. What part of the nursing process related to drug therapy ar
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e you engaging in at 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 t
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o the patient the drug‘s therapeutic effects, expected side effects, and potential ad
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verse effects. xvxv
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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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