Working Together

Question 1

difference between RN & LPN

refer to reading

Answer 1

• scope of practice
• education
• final exam
• autonomy
• work together and collaborate
• patient population
• environment

Question 2

nurses act definition of nursing

Answer 2

• the practice of nursing and includes the nursing assessments and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems and the nursing supervision thereof

Question 3

licensed practical nurses act definition of LPN

Answer 3

• undertakes care of patients under direction of and in collaboration with RN
• for custodial, convalescent, sub-acutely ill and chronically ill patients

Question 4

similarities between RN and LPN

Answer 4

• both have code of ethics
• both have standards of practice
• both have to pass a licensing exam
• both have entry level competencies
• can do a lot of the same skills

Question 5

responsibility of RN in providing clinical guidance

Answer 5

must consider:

• practice setting
• scope of practice of LPN
• role of LPN in setting
• patient population
• nursing practice within setting

Question 6

assignment

Answer 6

• assigning of nursing care among providers in order to meet patient care needs
• role of RN
• who is being cared for and by what HCP
• the distribution of work each staff member is to accomplish
• withins persons scope/standards

Question 7

delegation

Answer 7

• transferring to an individual the authority to perform a selected nursing task in a selected situation
• nurse retain accountability for the delegation
• client specific, task can only be done once

Question 8

consultation

Answer 8

• seeking advice or direction from a more experienced or knowledgable colleague

Question 9

ONTRACC

Answer 9

• Organizing
• Nursing
• Team
• Resources for
• Accountability
• Collaboration and
• Communication

Question 10

independent assignments

Answer 10

• resource nurse at beginning of day assigns patients to RN or LPN and they are independently responsible for the care of their patient
• up to LPN to let RN know if their patients stability is getting worse