Chapter 2 (Beginning Your Nursing Career) LPN Exam Questions with Complete Solutions

Types of Nursing Programs - ANSWER-•(Certified) Nurses Aide (CNA) •Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) •Licensed Vocational/Licensed Practical Nurse (LV/LPN) •Registered Nurse (RN) •Advanced Practice Nurse or Nurse Practitioner (NP) Practical Nurses (LPN) Responsibilities - ANSWER--Provide nursing care (wound care, bedside care, administering prescribed medications, monitoring client status, reporting reactions to medications) -Work under the supervision of an RN or MD. -Not to be confused with aide who is not licensed or under a nursing practice act like an LPN. Registered Nurses (RN) Responsibilities - ANSWER--Care for the acutely ill and assist in surgery -Teach professional and practical nursing students -Manage personnel and take charge in various healthcare settings The word "approved" tells you the following about a school: - ANSWER-•It teaches specific things a nurse must know. •It has stated objectives and teaches to those objectives. •It provides experience with the types of individuals the nurse will care for when practicing nursing. •It employs qualified instructors to teach and to supervise the students' practice in the classroom and in the healthcare facility. •It prepares graduates eligible for examination and licensure as LPNs, LVNs, or RNs. •It has courses of the required minimum length. Licensing laws or Nurse Practice Acts: - ANSWER--Protect the public from unqualified workers -Establish standards for the profession -Differentiate between a qualified and an unqualified worker Permissive Licensure - ANSWER-Practicing nursing without a license Mandatory Licensure - ANSWER--Designates the functions, duties, and responsibilities of the nurse and use of the title "nurse" in the particular state. -Mandatory licensure requires that a nurse cannot perform the functions designated as exclusive to nursing without proper licensure in that state.