LPN Licensed Practical Nurse Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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...

Nursing Practice Act - ANSWER--A statute (law) written in 1909 by Texas Legislature. -Defines the scope of nursing practice. -Establishes the Board; gives it the authority to make rules about professional nursing -Only the Legislature can amend the Nurse Practice Act LA LPN Scope of Practice Tree - ANSWER-a fluid concept. It changes as knowledge and technology expand. LPNs must possess the knowledge, skill, and ability to perform their duties, therefore, scope of practice comes down to the...

•Licensure as a physician - ANSWER--Start with 4 years of undergraduate study -Then 4 years of medical school -Then take licensure exam -Then do residency which take any where from 2-6 years of advanced study -Diagnose and treat clients -They act as the team leader Nurse Practitioner - ANSWER-4 year program bachelor's degree, then 2 more years for a masters degree assess clients, assist in diagnosis & treatment prescribe medication LPN - ANSWER--Licensed under the Nurse Prac...

What is the vision statement of SALPN? - ANSWER-Excellence in the regulation of Licensed Practical Nurses What is the mission statement of SALPN? - ANSWER-Protect the public through regulation of the Licensed Practical Nurse profession in Saskatchewan What are the values of SALPN? - ANSWER-Integrity - Being accountable for our actions and decisions guided by honesty, fairness, and transparency. Quality - Promoting excellence through the creation and application of policy in professional n...

what is caring? - ANSWER--concerned with human relationships -linked to healing; a human process; a basic mode of being -what allows nurse as learner, teacher, practitioner, to understand and to act on concerns and issues of their clients -an expression of reverence for the basic value and dignity of another human being BCCNM - ANSWER-BCCNM's legal obligation is to protect the public through the regulation of nursing professionals (LPNs, NPs, RNs, RPNs) setting standards of practice, asse...

Which of the following is a recommended guideline for safe computerized charting? - ANSWER-Report accidental deletions from the computerized file to the nursing manager or supervisor. A licensed practical nurse (LPN) enters a client's room and finds the client sitting on the floor. The LPN calls the registered nurse who checks the client thoroughly and then assists the client back into bed. The LPN completes an incident report and the nursing supervisor and health care provider (HCP) are not...

Modern Practical Nurses p. 50 - ANSWER-◦2 major changes in practical nursing -A gradual increase in the required formal knowledge base -A requirement for licensing to practice practical nursing First School of Nursing (1836) - ANSWER--Founder: Lutheran Order of Deaconesses -Supervisor: Theodor Fleidner -Location: Kaiserswerth, Germany -Date: 1836 -Most famous pupil: Florence Nightingale -Table 4-1 Nursing Milestones, p. 51 -52 Florence Nightingale () - ANSWER--Born in Florence, It...