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Which factor takes priority in considering drug dosing for children? 

This defines professional nursing and Nursing Standards of Practice the LPN operates under. It defines the scope of practice.  Note: Please show your whiteboard to the camera. (Front and Back)

Which statements below describe how ACE Inhibitors work? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is sending a client home on ACE Inhibitors for the first time. What is the most important teaching point that can be made about taking these medications?

A practical nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing medications and is prescribed enteric-coated aspirin PO once daily. The client asks if the medication can be crushed to make it easier to swallow. Which of the following responses should the nurse provide? 

A female patient is having difficulties with an overactive bladder, the LPN will expect to give which medication?

The client receiving heparin therapy asks how the “blood thinner” works. The best response by the nurse would be:

A client has started clopidogrel after experiencing a TIA (transient ischemic attack). The desired therapeutic effects of this drug will be:

Medications such as NSAID’s (ibuprofen) can be irritating to the stomach lining. To avoid GI distress what can the nurse instruct the client to implement when taking these medications?

A nurse teaches a client about sulfonamides. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?