The role of the LPN/LVN in the assessment phase of the nursing ...

[Pineapplelove6]

The role of the LPN/LVN in the assessment phase of the nursing process is to:
 
  1. Identify client strengths and promote health maintenance.
  2. Collect data and observe and report client status to the RN.
  3. Develop an individualized care plan.
  4. Observe or measure client responses to nursing interventions.

Question 2

The Emergency Department charge nurse receives a call from the emergency medical technicians that there is a train accident with numerous injured clients. Which of the following would the charge nurse do first?
 
  1. Call the nursing supervisor to obtain more nursing staff.
  2. Prepare triage rooms to admit the victims.
  3. Alert other departments of the possible need for added services.
  4. Activate the agency disaster plan.

[kaykay69]

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: The role of the LPN/LVN in assessing is to collect data, observe client status, and report abnormal data or changes in client condition to the RN.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: Every agency is required to have internal and external disaster plans. The charge nurse's first responsibility is to activate the disaster plan. The other options are components of the disaster plan, and will be delegated by the command center.

[Pineapplelove6]

Excellent

[amandalm]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it