5. A patient is ready to be discharged from the hospital after having a radical prostatectomy. Which nursing action incl

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5. A patient is ready to be discharged from the hospital after having a radical prostatectomy. Which nursing action included in the discharge plan should be assigned to an experienced LPN? A. Instructing the patient about the prescribed opioid analgesic. B. Reinforcing the patient's need to check their temperature daily. C. Documenting a discharge assessment in the patient's electronic health record. D. Teaching the patient how to care for the two Jackson Pratt (JP) wound drains. 16. Which patient is most appropriate to assign to an experienced LPN working on a pediatric unit? A. A 5-year-old with thrombocytopenia who has orders for a platelet transfusion B. A 7-year-old who has chronic graft-versus-host disease and is incontinent of loose stools C. A 10-year-old who received chemotherapy a week ago and is admitted with increasing lethargy an a temperature of 101 degrees F D. A 2-year-old with severe combined immunodeficiency disease who is scheduled to receive chemotherapy in preparation for stem cell transplant 17. The LPN is working on a medical-surgical unit in an acute care facility. Which assignment is most appropriate for the LPN? A. Observe a patient who reports tightness in the chest”; a 12-lead EKG is ordered. B. Instruct a patient diagnosed with heart failure about exercise and home medications. C. Change the sterile dressing on the leg of a patient 3 days after peripheral vascular surgery. D. Provide teaching on metformin (Glucophage).to a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patient. elegation of tasks to the LPN 18. Which of the following can be delegated to a licensed practical nurse? (Select all that apply) A. Urinary catheterization B. Administering a dose of intravenous (IV) Ativan c. Administering a dose of morphine by mouth (po) DO.dmitting a patient from the post-anesthesia care uno E. Instructing a newly diagnosed type 1 diabetic how to self-administer insulin F. Teaching a new patient proper administration of nitroglycerin by the sublingual route