An LPN/LVN Has Enrolled in a Program with Minimal Pediatric

question 30

Multiple Choice

An LPN/LVN has enrolled in a program with minimal pediatric clinical experience. The student will not have an opportunity to administer medications to pediatric patients. To seek out a learning opportunity that would closely resemble judgments made during clinical experience, the student should arrange to

• A) perform a 2-hour observation of a pediatric nurse assigned to administer medications.
• B) complete a computer simulation, "Morning Medications with the Pediatric Medication Nurse."
• C) shadow a venipuncturist making rounds on the pediatric unit.
• D) attend an in-service program on the topic of avoiding pediatric medication administration errors.

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