An RN has to teach the client initially but can delegate ________to an LPN. - answer reinforcing the teaching

An LPN can perform ______care. - answer tracheostomy care

Can an RN delegate to an LPN to perform suctioning? - answer yes

Can an RN delegate to an LPN to put in a urinary catheter? - answer yes

Can an RN delegate to an AP to feed a client not on swallow precautions? - answer yes

Is an RN allowed to delegate to an AP to collect a urine sample? - answer yes

A nurse delegates to an AP to assist in obtaining vital signs from a postop patient who required naloxone

(narcan) for depressed respirations. Is this an appropriate task for the AP? - answer no

An older adult client who is on fall precautions is found lying on the floor of his hospital room. Which of the

following actions is most appropriate for the nurse to take first?

A. Call the client's provider

B. Ask a staff member for assistance getting the client back in bed

C. Inspect the client for injuries

D. Ask the client why he got out of bed w/out assistance - answer C. Inspect the client for injuries

An RN on a med-surg unit is making assignments at the beginning of the shift. Which of the following tasks

should the nurse delegate to the LPN?

A. Obtain vitals for a client who is 2 hr postop following a cardiac cath

B. Administering a unit of PRBCs

C. Instructing a client in the performance of wound care

D. Developing a plan of care for a newly admitted client - answer A

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who has left the unit for a radiology procedure. The client's son

asks the nurse what med is being given to the client. Which of the following is an appropriate response by the

nurse?

A. "I am sorry, but that is information you will need to ask your mother or her doctor."

B. "Your mother is taking famotidine (Pepcid) for the ulcer & lorazepam (Ativan) for anxiety."

C. "You will need to ask the charge nurse for that info."

D. "Don't worry. We will give your mother all pertinent info before discharge." - answer A.

A nurse works in a mental health facility that uses a case management nursing model to provide care. The

nurse should recognize that which of the following describes a case management approach to care?

A. A nurse provides total care for several clients