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1. ThemLPNmismcollectingmdatamformtheminitialmassessmentmofmampatientmuponmadmissionmtoma
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termmcaremfacilitymbeforemgivingmthempatient’smprescribedmdrugs.mWhichmactionmshouldmthemLPNmconsi
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a. Obtainmanymspecialmequipmentmthatmwillmbemneededmtomgivemthempatient’smdrug.
b. Monitormthempatientmformamresponsemtomthemdrugmgiven.
c. Collectmdatamaboutmthempatientmandmthempatient’smhealthmcondition.
d. Reviewmthemnursingmcaremplanmtomverifymthatmitmismaccurat
e.mANS:mC
Collectingmandmdocumentingmdatamaboutmthempatientmandmthempatient’smhealthmconditionmismamcritic
almstepmbeforemanymdrugsmaremgiven.mInformationmregardingmthempresentmillness,manymsignsmandmsy
mptoms,mreviewmofmmedicalmrecords,mdrugmhistory,mandmvitalmsignsmaremneededmbeforemdrugsmarem
given.mDecidingmonmspecialmequipmentmthatmwillmbemneededmtomgivemthempatient’smdrugmismpartmofmt
hemplanningmphasemofmthemnursingmprocess.mMonitoringmthempatientmformhismresponsemtomgivenmdrug
m ismpartmofmthemevaluationmstagemofmthemnursingmprocess.mReviewingmthemnursingmcaremplanmtomverif
ymthatmitmismbeingmfollowedmaccuratelymismpartmofmthemimplementationmstagemofmthemnursingmprocess.
DIF: CognitivemLevel:mApplying REF:mp.m2
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dmtomthempatient’smprescribedmdrugs.mWhichmactionmshouldmthemLPNmtakemduringmthismstage?
a. Developmamnursingmgoalmtomplanmthemproceduresmneededmtomgivemdrug.
b. Developmamteachingmplanmformthempatientmregardingmthemdrug’smactions.
, c. Determinemthatmthempatientmismexperiencingmthemexpectedmresponsemtomhismdrug.
d. Determinemhowmmuchmthempatientmunderstandsmaboutmhismdru
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Determiningmhowmmuchmthempatientmunderstandsmaboutmhismdrugmismpartmofmthemdiagnosismphase
ofmthemnursingmprocess.mDevelopingmamnursingmgoalmtomplanmthemproceduresmneededmtomgivemdr
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c. Themserummpotassiummlevelmism3.8mmmol/L.
d. Thempatient’smECGmshowsmnormalmsinusmrhythm.