Working Together Flashcards
1
Q
difference between RN & LPN
refer to reading
A
- scope of practice
- education
- final exam
- autonomy
- work together and collaborate
- patient population
- environment
2
Q
nurses act definition of nursing
A
- 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
3
Q
licensed practical nurses act definition of LPN
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- undertakes care of patients under direction of and in collaboration with RN
- for custodial, convalescent, sub-acutely ill and chronically ill patients
4
Q
similarities between RN and LPN
A
- 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
5
Q
responsibility of RN in providing clinical guidance
A
must consider:
- practice setting
- scope of practice of LPN
- role of LPN in setting
- patient population
- nursing practice within setting
6
Q
assignment
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- 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
7
Q
delegation
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- 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
8
Q
consultation
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- seeking advice or direction from a more experienced or knowledgable colleague
9
Q
ONTRACC
A
- Organizing
- Nursing
- Team
- Resources for
- Accountability
- Collaboration and
- Communication
10
Q
independent assignments
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- 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
