LPN Licensed Practical Nurse Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is helping persons return to their highest physical and mental function called - ANSWER-Rehabilitation Rehabilitation starts when the... - ANSWER-Person first seeks health care A health care program for dying persons is a - ANSWER-Hospice Which violates the persons right to privacy A) closing the bathroom door when the person uses the bathroom B) Opening the window blinds when assisting with bathing C) Covering the person for personal care - ANSWER-B) Opening the window blin...

Violation of HIPPA privacy may result in (select all that apply) 1. Federal Government Charges 2. Board of Nursing Discipline 3. Termination 4. Revoked Nursing License 5. All of the above - ANSWER-5. All of the above A patient in a pre-operative clinic appointment is filling out advance directive forms. Which of the following indicates patient understanding of advanced directive? 1. I know they won't go ahead with the surgery unless I prepare these forms 2. I'd rather have my brother...

Can a licensed practical nurse (LPN) assign and delegate nursing activities to others? - ANSWER-Yes, according to rule R4-19-401 (E. 1.-2.) ( Can a licensed practical nurse (LPN) prepare a mediset or pillbox for a patient? - ANSWER-Yes, it is within the scope of practice for the LPN to prepare a medication device such as a Mediset to facilitate the self-administration of subsequent medications as long as a physician has prescribed the medication and the medications have been properly compounde...

What is the LSBPNE mission statement? - ANSWER-The mission of the LSBPNE is to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by providing reasonable assurance that persons who practice practical nursing are competent, ethical practitioners with the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities appropriate to the title and role of the LPN. What is the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners (LSBPNE)? - ANSWER-a regulatory agency of state government given the responsibility to enf...

The licensed practical nurse (LPN) instructs the nursing assistant to feed a client who has developed dysphagia after being admitted with a stroke. How should the nursing assistant position the client based on the LPN's instruction? - ANSWER-In bed with the head of the bed elevated to at least 45 degrees The nurse is helping to plan a teaching session for a client who will be discharged with a colostomy. When describing a healthy stoma, which statement should the nurse be sure to include? - ...

Define nursing? - ANSWER-The LPN, RN and RPN (legally) call themselves nurses. What is the historical development of professional nursing and nursing education in Canada? - ANSWER-Indigenous people first healers, grey nuns (establish healthcare across Canada), Florence nightingale (founder of modern nursing), diploma schools (3 year program) and then university schools (5 year program) What was the impact of the Canadian Health Act on health care delivery? - ANSWER-Concept of social funded...

First training for practical nursing - ANSWER-YWCA in Brooklyn, NY in 1892 Ballard School for Practical Nursing - ANSWER-Opened in NY in 1897 Provided direct patient care in home setting Expanded into public health nursing first state pass a law to licensing practical nurses (voluntary) in 1914 - ANSWER-Mississippi All states required LPN licensure - ANSWER-1955 History of LPN Nursing Smith Hughes Act 1917 - ANSWER-provided funding to develop additional schools of practical nursin...

LPN Prohibitions - ANSWER-The following are specific LPN practice prohibitions contained in law and rule: • Engaging in nursing practice without RN or authorized health care provider direction. • Administering IV push medications (IV medications other than Heparin or Saline to flush an intermittent infusion device). • Teaching the "practice of nursing." • Supervising and evaluating "nursing practice." • Assessing health status for purposes of providing nursing care. LPN ...

Individual states or healthcare agencies may limit practical/vocational nurse functions. - ANSWER-true What key program area is identified as crucial to nursing by the International Council for Nursing - ANSWER-Social economic welfare For nurses Which activities does the National league for Nursing (NLN) engage to support nursing? - ANSWER-Research in nursing education. Services to the nursing community Public policy related to lifelong education. Work needs of nursing staff. Whi...

Ethics - ANSWER-Values and beliefs that influence behaviors... "What should be done" Ethics in Nursing - ANSWER-Ethics provides standards for nursing activities, these standards protect both the nurse and patient. Values - ANSWER-Personal beliefs which are learned and can evolve over one's lifetime Ethical - ANSWER-The knowledge of right vs. wrong, decisions based on knowledge Society and ethics - ANSWER-What society believes based on customs and behaviors, may be written into law...