PNR201 EXAM 1 (Answered) Verified Solution

PNR201 EXAM 1 (Answered) Verified Solution What tasks are in the scope of practice for an LPN? Caregiver, educator, collaborator, advocate, leader, and delegator. Therapeutic communication and active listening. Giving full attention, being aware of both verbal and non-verbal messages What task can the LPN delegate to the unlicensed techs? 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. 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? "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? 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? 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? During patient care Examples of critical thinking during patients care? • Collecting data in an organized way • Verifying data • Looking for gaps in information • Analyzing the data