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An LPN is caring for a patient who is receiving long-term corticosteroid therapy for chronic inflammation. Which of the following is the most important nursing implication to consider when planning care for this patient?

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Correct Answer:

Monitor the patient's blood glucose levels, as corticosteroids can increase blood sugar.

Rationale:

🧪 Glucocorticoids (e.g., prednisone) increase hepatic gluconeogenesis and insulin resistance, leading to hyperglycemia in both diabetic and non-diabetic patients.

🧪Routine glucose monitoring is essential to detect steroid-induced hyperglycemia, enabling timely dietary changes or antihyperglycemic therapy.

🧪Long-term therapy also warrants surveillance for infection risk, osteoporosis, Cushingoid features, and adrenal suppression, but glucose control is an early critical focus.

🧪Teaching includes taking steroids with food to reduce GI upset, using the lowest effective dose, and following tapering plans to avoid adrenal crisis.

🧪Inter-professional coordination ensures dose timing (often AM dosing) and glucose targets are individualized for patient safety.

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  • Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
  • Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
  • Domain: Pharmacology
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