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Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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, Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
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Stromberg: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE w#
1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse prac
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tice act(NPA)?
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a. To test and license LPN/LVNs
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b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN practice
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c. To improve the quality of care provided by the LPN/LV
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d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement
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While improving quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN may be a result of the NPA, th
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eprimary purpose of the NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: Implementation
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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2. The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to start an intravenous infusion, a skill
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that thevocational nurse has not been taught during her educational program. How sho
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uld the vocational nurse respond?
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a. Ask a more experienced nurse to demonstrate the procedure.
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b. Look up the procedure in the procedure manual.
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c. Attempt to perform the procedure with supervision.
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d. Inform the charge nurse of her lack of training in this proced
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and thevocational nurse should seek further training to gain proficiency. Although the
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other options might be helpful, they are not safe.
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KEY: Nursing Process Step: N/AMSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care
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a. ―I have no idea of how this drug will affect me.‖
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b. ―Do you know if my physician is coming back today?
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c. ―Will my insurance pay for my stay?‖
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Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
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Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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,TABLE OF CONTENTS
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,Medical-Surgical Nursing, Concepts and Practice
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, Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients
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Stromberg: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE w#
1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse prac
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a. To test and license LPN/LVNs
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b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN practice
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c. To improve the quality of care provided by the LPN/LV
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d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement
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ANSWER: B w#
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eprimary purpose of the NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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2. The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to start an intravenous infusion, a skill
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that thevocational nurse has not been taught during her educational program. How sho
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b. Look up the procedure in the procedure manual.
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c. Attempt to perform the procedure with supervision.
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d. Inform the charge nurse of her lack of training in this proced
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and thevocational nurse should seek further training to gain proficiency. Although the
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other options might be helpful, they are not safe.
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