Author Question: The student understands that the LPN/LVN role differs from the RN role in many areas. She shows ... (Read 66 times)

karateprodigy · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

The student understands that the LPN/LVN role differs from the RN role in many areas. She shows understanding when she can state that the LPN/LVN and RN are similar in which area?

a. Educational preparation
b. Thinking skills
c. Assessment skills
d. Basic psychomotor skills

Question 2

A student in an LPN to RN transition program is at the clinical site and monitoring the vital signs of a patient receiving blood. At 15 minutes into the infusion, the patient begins to complain of itching and shortness of breath.

It is evident that the student nurse is developing critical thinking skills when she does which of the following?
a. Stops the infusion, calls for the patient's nurse, and reports a possible reaction to the blood.
b. Calls for the patient's nurse and asks whether she can slow the infusion down.
c. Continues with routine monitoring and reports the patient's condition as unremarkable.
d. Calls for the patient's nurse and asks whether she can speed up the infusion to deliver the blood faster.