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Awilson837

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The home health agency has offered to hire the LPN/LVN applicant as a home health aide. What consideration provides the greatest deterrent to the LPN/LVN accepting the offer?
 
  a. The LPN/LVN will have difficulty receiving compensation from employers.
  b. Patients will respond less favorably to the individual because of status issues.
  c. Legally, one is always held to the standard of performance of their highest license.
  d. Once employed as a home health aide, the individual cannot be employed as an LPN/LVN.

Question 2

Based on the expected role of an entry-level LPN/LVN, which patient could be safely assigned to the care of a new LPN/LVN?
 
  a. A newly hospitalized patient who has disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome
  b. A patient receiving physical therapy after a total knee replacement in a nursing home rehabilitation unit
  c. A home health care case consisting of a mother and a newborn with spina bifida and a ventricular peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus
  d. A newly admitted patient experiencing a manic episode who is awaiting test results before beginning lithium therapy


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parker125

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Reply #1 on: Jul 17, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Such a position offers lower pay than the LPN/LVN scale, yet the individual is held to the requirements established by the highest license held. The LPN/LVN would not have difficulty receiving compensation from the agency; the payment problem is that nonprivate payers do not reimburse for care given by LPN/LVNs. Patients responding less favorably to the individual because of status issues is not a consideration. It is not true that once employed as a home health aide, the individual cannot be employed as an LPN/LVN.

Answer to Question 2

a. A newly hospitalized patient who has disseminated intravascular coagulation syndrome
b. A patient receiving physical therapy after a total knee replacement in a nursing home rehabilitation unit
c. A home health care case consisting of a mother and a newborn with spina bifida and a ventricular peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus
d. A newly admitted patient experiencing a manic episode who is awaiting test results before beginning lithium therapy


Awilson837

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Reply 2 on: Jul 17, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Excellent

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