What tasks are in the scope of practice for an LPN? - Answers Caregiver, educator, collaborator,
advocate, leader, and delegator.
Therapeutic communication and active listening. - Answers Giving full attention, being aware of both
verbal and non-verbal messages
What task can the LPN delegate to the unlicensed techs? - Answers making unoccupied beds,
supervising patient ambulation, assisting with hygiene, and feeding meals can be delegated.
What are 5 rights to delegation and example of each. - Answers Right task -delegated for a specific
patient such as tasks that require little supervision, are repetitive, noninvasive, and have predictable
results with minimal risk involved.
Right Circumstance - patient setting, available resources, and other relevant factors before delegating a
task.
Right person - delegating the appropriate tasks to the right healthcare person to be performed on the
correct patient.
Right direction/communication - Consider the "4 C's" when giving direction and communicating, which
includes clear, concise, complete, and correct information.
Right Supervision - Provide appropriate monitoring and evaluation as well as intervention and feedback
as needed.
How can the LPN promote med safety when caring for a patient? - Answers "The Five Rights"
Right patient
Right drug
Right dose
Right route
Right time.
What are some practices that could lead to increased health care cost? - Answers 1. Only take linens and
supplies that will be used immediately into the patient's room. Supplies not used for the patient must be
put in the trash and unused linens must be rewashed.
2. Follow facility policy for documenting all patient care for reimbursement.
3. Organize patient care for effective and efficient use of time. It is less expensive to do something right
the first time.
, 4. Implement nursing care to help prevent complications and catch signs of complications.
What are early symptoms of inadequate oxygenation? - Answers Restlessness, agitation, or mental
confusion or an increase in heart rate are early indicators of inadequate oxygenation of the blood. Make
sure you have a baseline assessment of mental status and vital signs to be able to identify early changes.
When will the LPN need to use critical thinking? - Answers During patient care
Examples of critical thinking during patients care? - Answers • Collecting data in an organized way
• Verifying data
• Looking for gaps in information
• Analyzing the data
The nursing processes. All the stages and examples. - Answers 1. Data collection: Assist the RN by
systematically gathering and reviewing information about the patient and communicating it to
appropriate members of the health care team.
The nursing processes. All the stages and examples. - Answers 2. Planning: Assist the RN in the
development of expected outcomes and interventions for a patient's plan of care.
The nursing processes. All the stages and examples. - Answers 3. Implementation: Provide planned
nursing care to accomplish expected outcomes.
The nursing processes. All the stages and examples. - Answers 4. Evaluation: Compare actual outcomes
of nursing care to expected outcomes and assist with updating the nursing care plan.
What is subjective data? (Examples) - Answers Data that only the subject or "patient" can feel and will
tell you. Usually in a statement.
What is objective data? (Examples) - Answers What you observe and can measure
What is the function of the skin? - Answers Provides a protective barrier against mechanical, thermal
and physical injury and hazardous substances.
Prevents loss of moisture.
Reduces harmful effects of UV radiation.
Acts as a sensory organ (touch, detects temperature).
Therapeutic communication and examples - Answers Therapeutic communication and active listening
(listening with concentration and focused energy) are incorporated into your care.