Author Question: You are making assignments for your staff. Today you have one RN, one LPN/LVN, and two NAPs working ... (Read 55 times)

lilldybug07 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

You are making assignments for your staff. Today you have one RN, one LPN/LVN, and two NAPs working with you. Which patient should be assigned to the LPN/LVN?

a. Applying soft restraints to a patient at risk for falls
b. Providing tracheostomy care for a client who has had a trach for several months
c. Completing the admission assessment for a patient admitted with pneumonia
d. Measuring vital signs and I&Os for all patients

Question 2

A new graduate nurse asks the unit manager, What type of tasks can I assign to the NAP? The most appropriate response by the unit manager would include which of the following?

a. Assignments that you don't have the time to complete
b. Patients who are stable and only require routine care
c. Assignments that require patient teaching
d. Any patient whose care will require you to spend too much time at the bedside

Heffejeff · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
You should assign the tracheostomy care to the LPN/LVN. The NPAs can apply the restraints and
measure vital signs and I&Os. The RN should complete the admission assessment. While the RN and
LPN/LVN are capable of measuring vital signs and I&Os, you would assign these tasks to the NAPs
since there are two of them.

Answer to Question 2

B
The most appropriate response would be to assign the NAP to patients who are stable and only require
routine care.