A Patient Scheduled for Spinal Surgery the Following Day Lists

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient scheduled for spinal surgery the following day lists ginkgo and ginger on a home medication assessment. What is the most important response from the LPN?

• A)"For what effects do you take the herbs?"
• B)"Have you told your surgeon that you take these herbs?"
• C)"How many times per day do you take each herb?"
• D)"What dose of each herb do you take?"

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