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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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, Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
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Stromberg: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE Xt
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d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement
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mary purpose of the NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that state.
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b. Look up the procedure in the procedure manual.
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d. Inform the charge nurse of her lack of training in this procedure
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tions might be helpful, they are not safe.
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a. ―I have no idea of how this drug will affect me.‖
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Stromberg: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
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d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement
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