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Chapter4301:43Pharmacology43and43the Nursing43Process43in43LPN43Practice43Visovsk
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MULTIPLE43CHOICE
1. The43LPN43is43collecting43data43for43the43initial43assessment43of a43patient43 upon43ad
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termcare43facility43before43giving43the43patient‘s43prescribed43drugs.43Which43action should43the43LPN
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a. Obtain43any43special43equipment43that43 will43be43needed43to43give43the43patient‘s43drug.
b. Monitor43the43patient4 3 for43a43response43to43the43drug43given.
c. Collect43data43about43the43patient4 3 and43the43patient‘s43health43condition.
d. Review43the43nursing43care plan to43verifythat43it43is43ac
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Collecting43and documenting43data43about43the43patient43and43the43patient‘s43health43condition43
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is43a43critical43step43before43any43drugs43are43given.43Information43regarding43the43present43illne
ss,43any43signs43and43sympto43ms,43review43of43medical43records,43drug history,43and43vital43sig
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ns43are43needed43before43drugs43are43given.43Deciding43on43special43equipment43that43will43be43
needed43to43give43the43patient‘s43drug43is43part43of43the43planni43ng43phase43of43the43nursing43pr
ocess.43Monitoring43the43patient43for43his43response43to43given43drug is43part43of43t43he43evaluati
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DIF: Cognitive43Level:43Applying REF:43p.43 2
2. The43LPN43is43working43with43a43patient43in43the43planning43stage43ofthe43nursing43proc
ess43related43to43the43patient‘s43prescribed43drugs.43Which43action43should43the43LPN43take43d
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a. Develop43a43 nursing43goalto4 3 plan43the43procedures43needed43to43 give43drug.
b. Develop43a43teaching43plan43for43the43patient43 regarding43the43drug‘s43actions.