A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is preparing to give a pati…

A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is preparing to give a patient their scheduled medications. The nurse logs into the electronic health record (EHR) system and reviews the patient’s medication history, allergies, and recent lab results. The nurse uses the barcode scanning system to verify the correct medication before administering it.What is the primary purpose of using informatics tools like the EHR and barcode scanning system in this situation?

A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is setting up a sterile fie…

A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is setting up a sterile field for a catheter insertion. The nurse performs the following steps:1. Washes hands thoroughly with soap and water.2. Opens the sterile package by holding the outer wrapper and pulling it away from the sterile contents.3. Places sterile gloves on the edge of the sterile field to don them later.4. Reaches over the sterile field to adjust the sterile drape.Which action performed by the LPN is an error in sterile technique?