A nurse who provides care on a busy medical unit of a large hospital is constantly faced with new drugs on patients' medication administration records
What strategy should the nurse employ to foster up-to-date information about the nursing management of new or uncommon drugs?
A) Focus on learning about a prototype drug that is characteristic of a larger drug class
B) Identify similarities between new drugs and older drugs that are commonly used on the unit
C) Commit time and energy during each shift to learning about new drugs
D) Liaise with pharmacists and pharmacy technicians who work at the hospital
A
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