Parents may provide helpful information and offer techniques that may assist you in successful administration of a drug. A parent may also inform you of the child's known ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
allergies
Because parents know their children's medical history best, they are a good source of information concerning drug allergies.
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A) An LPN/LVN B) A UAP C) A unit secretary D) A second-year nursing student working as a nurse tech on the unit
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While observing a student nurse performing a bed bath, a nursing instructor recognizes that additional instruction is needed when the student
1. Covers the patient with a bath blanket. 2. Changes the water after bathing the feet. 3. Washes extremities from proximal to distal. 4. Washes from the cleanest areas to the dirtiest area.