SCOPE OF PRACTICE FOR LICENSED PRACTICAL
NURSES IN LOUISIANA
25+ (Latest 2025-2026 Edition) 100% Verified Q&A + Answer Key Solutions
Question 1
What types of orders can licensed practical nurses accept directly from prescribers?
Correct!
Verbal/phone orders from an optometrist, advanced practice registered nurse, physician, or dentist.
Question 2
What is one of the responsibilities of a licensed practical nurse during hemodialysis?
Correct!
Perform heparinization.
Question 3
What tasks can licensed practical nurses perform as a first surgical assistant?
Correct!
Assist in surgery but may not suture, dissect, or cauterize.
Question 4
What are some specific tasks licensed practical nurses can perform related to venous catheters?
Correct!
Care for clients with external and internal venous access devices, including obtaining blood specimens,
connecting and monitoring IV fluids, and providing site care.
, Question 5
What is the role of licensed practical nurses regarding feeding tubes?
Correct!
Insert a feeding tube in a neonate.
Question 6
What can licensed practical nurses do concerning tracheostomy tubes?
Correct!
Reinsert a tracheostomy tube in an established tract.
Question 7
What pulmonary health tasks can licensed practical nurses perform?
Correct!
Administer oxygen, aerosol and IPPB treatments, suction, and perform CPT.
Question 8
What is the legal limitation regarding the title of respiratory therapists for licensed practical nurses?
Correct!
Licensed practical nurses may not hold themselves out as respiratory therapists or respiratory therapy
technicians.
Question 9
What is the definition of practical nursing according to Louisiana law?
Correct!
The performance, for pay, of acts in the care, treatment, or observation of the ill and for the maintenance
of health.
NURSES IN LOUISIANA
25+ (Latest 2025-2026 Edition) 100% Verified Q&A + Answer Key Solutions
Question 1
What types of orders can licensed practical nurses accept directly from prescribers?
Correct!
Verbal/phone orders from an optometrist, advanced practice registered nurse, physician, or dentist.
Question 2
What is one of the responsibilities of a licensed practical nurse during hemodialysis?
Correct!
Perform heparinization.
Question 3
What tasks can licensed practical nurses perform as a first surgical assistant?
Correct!
Assist in surgery but may not suture, dissect, or cauterize.
Question 4
What are some specific tasks licensed practical nurses can perform related to venous catheters?
Correct!
Care for clients with external and internal venous access devices, including obtaining blood specimens,
connecting and monitoring IV fluids, and providing site care.
, Question 5
What is the role of licensed practical nurses regarding feeding tubes?
Correct!
Insert a feeding tube in a neonate.
Question 6
What can licensed practical nurses do concerning tracheostomy tubes?
Correct!
Reinsert a tracheostomy tube in an established tract.
Question 7
What pulmonary health tasks can licensed practical nurses perform?
Correct!
Administer oxygen, aerosol and IPPB treatments, suction, and perform CPT.
Question 8
What is the legal limitation regarding the title of respiratory therapists for licensed practical nurses?
Correct!
Licensed practical nurses may not hold themselves out as respiratory therapists or respiratory therapy
technicians.
Question 9
What is the definition of practical nursing according to Louisiana law?
Correct!
The performance, for pay, of acts in the care, treatment, or observation of the ill and for the maintenance
of health.
