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shofmannx20 · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

The nurse includes information in the nursing care plan pertinent to the patient's needs as they relate to drug administration, which include____________ ______________. (Select all that apply.)

a. schedule for drawing blood values
b. patient's need for crushing medication
c. patient's preference as to the use medium in which to give crushed medicines
d. schedule of medication and dose times
e. parameters of pulse or blood pressure, if significant to administration

Question 2

When the patient complains that the several pills at the 8 am dose stick in her throat, the nurse could facilitate administration by:

a. suggesting that she take all the pills at one time with a mouthful of water.
b. offering the patient one pill at a time.
c. crushing all the pills and mix them in the patient's breakfast cereal.
d. offering a sip of water before and after each pill.