Practical Nursing- Professional Growth Review Questions and Answers

According to the Regulated Health Professionals Act, how many controlled acts have been authorized for RPNs to perform? a) 5 b) 4 c) 6 d) 3 b) 4 Controlled Acts authorized to RNs and RPNs are the following: 1. Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis or a mucous membrane. 2. Administering a substance by injection or inhalation. 3. Putting an instrument, hand or finger i. beyond the external ear canal, ii. beyond the point in the nasal passages where they normally narrow, iii. beyond the larynx, iv. beyond the opening of the urethra, v. beyond the labia majora, vi. beyond the anal verge, or vii. into an artificial opening into the body. 4. Dispensing a drug A nurse is going on her supper break and she forgot to prepare and administer her medication to one patient. She asks a coworker to prepare and administer her medication to her one patient while she is on break. The nurse covering for the nurse on break should do what? a) The nurse can prepare and administer medication, as it was delegated to a regulated health professional. b) Check the orders and ask the manager if she can prepare and administer medication for a patient that is not on the nurses assignment. c) Say no and tell her she is unable to, as it doesn't follow the Controlled Act Model. d)Tell her to prepare the medications before her break and the nurse will administer them to the patient for her. a) The nurse can prepare and administer medication, as it was delegated to a regulated health professional. Delegation is a formal process by which a regulated health professional, who is authorized and competent to perform a procedure under one of the controlled acts, delegates the performance of that procedure to someone, regulated or unregulated, who is not authorized by legislation to perform it.