,Chapter 01: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process in LPN Practice
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to a Long-termcare facility before giving the patient‘s prescribed drugs. Which action should
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a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient‘s drug.
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b. Monitorthe patient gg g g 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 verifythat it is
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2. The LPN is working with a patient in the planning stage ofthe nursing process
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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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3. You are teaching a patient with depression about the potential adverse effects of
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a. Assessment
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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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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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