Author Question: The new graduate LPN/LVN has been assigned to float to a critical care unit, and has been given two ... (Read 163 times)

kellyjaisingh · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

The new graduate LPN/LVN has been assigned to float to a critical care unit, and has been given two critically ill clients to care for. The nurse should:

1. Call a lawyer.
2. Document the supervisor's action.
3. Notify the supervisor that this care is outside the scope of care for the LPN/LVN.
4. Prepare to care for the clients.

Question 2

The Commonwealth of Virginia allows the LPN/LVN to start an intravenous line on a client after the LPN/LVN has taken a class and passed the test on starting IVs. Which type of law is directing the LPN/LVN's practice?

1. Statutory law
2. Tort law
3. Administrative law
4. A nurse licensure compact

pallen55 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: 3

1. Calling a lawyer at this point is not a reasonable action.
2. Documenting the supervisor's action will not protect the nurse from legal action.
3. Notifying the supervisor that this care is outside the scope of practice is the action the nurse should take.
4. Accepting the assignment leaves the nurse open to legal action when the care needed is outside the scope of practice.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: 3

1. Statutory law is created by federal and state legislatures and includes regulatory law, civil law, and criminal law.
2. Tort laws are injury laws.
3. Administrative law is regulatory law by an individual state Board of Nursing stating the scope of practice for nursing.
4. A nursing licensure compact is an agreement between several states that allows the nurse to hold a license in one state and practice in another.