LPN to RN Transitions Unit 3 Test Questions And Correct Detailed Answers Pass Guaranteed.

Which of these tasks is appropriate for the RN to delegate to a licensed practical nurse/license vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)? a. Documenting patient teaching about a routine surgical procedure b. Teaching a patient how to self-administer insulin c. Administering an oral medication to a patient d. Completing the initial assessment and plan of care - correct answer c. Administering an oral medication to a patient All of these nursing actions are included in the plan of care for a patient who is malnourished. Which action is appropriate for the RN to delegate to a nursing assistant? a. Assist the patient in choosing high-nutrition items from the menu. b. Monitor the patient for skin breakdown over the bony prominences. c. Assess the patient's strength while ambulating the patient in the room. d. Offer the patient the ordered nutritional supplement between meals - correct answer d. Offer the patient the ordered nutritional supplement between meals. A nurse manager must confront an employee about excessive absenteeism. During the confrontation with this employee, which introductory statement is most appropriate? a. "Is there something occurring in your life that is interfering with your attendance at work?" b. "What is your understanding of our absenteeism policy and being placed on probation?" c. "You are always calling in sick and leaving the staff in a real mess." d. "Let's pull the policy manual out and read the absenteeism policy together." - correct answer a. "Is there something occurring in your life that is interfering with your attendance at work?" A nurse is assigned to care for a patient who has been admitted with an opiate overdose and tells the nursing supervisor, "This is a waste of my time. The patient will be back on the needle right after being discharged." The most appropriate response by the nursing supervisor is a. "Your lack of professionalism will make it difficult for you to provide adequate care." b. "You know we are obligated to provide appropriate care no matter how we feel." c. "It is important to recognize these feelings and then figure out how to deal with them." d. "Since you feel so strongly, perhaps you should be assigned to care for a different patient." - correct answer c. "It is important to recognize these feelings and then figure out how to deal with them." A charge nurse and staff nurse are in disagreement over the team assignment for the shift that is about to begin. What is the charge nurse's best first step to resolving the conflict collaboratively? a. Determine the shared goal. b. Open a respectful dialogue to bring forth each point of view. c. Design a plan to meet the shared goal. d. Determine the roles of those involved in the plan. - correct answer b. Open a respectful dialogue to bring forth each point of view. Nurse A is in conflict with Nurse B regarding holiday scheduling. Because Nurse A really wants to avoid being in this conflict, and because Nurse A just wants to fill the holiday schedule, Nurse A agrees to give up one favored holiday. This is an example of which type of conflict resolution? a. Competition resolution b. Win-win resolution c. Sacrifice resolution d. Active resolution - correct answer c. Sacrifice resolution Holiday scheduling is always a sensitive issue on the nursing unit, and the manager is trying something different this year. The manager says that whoever works the most extra shifts when asked to do so will get first pick for the holiday schedule. Which type of conflict resolution does this represent? a. Competition resolution b. Win-win resolution c. Sacrifice resolution d. Active resolution - correct answer a. Competition resolution Which of these nursing interventions for the patient who has had right-sided breast-conservation surgery and axillary lymph node dissection is appropriate to assign to an LPN/LVN? a. Teaching the patient how to avoid injury to the right arm b. Administering an analgesic 30 minutes before the scheduled arm exercises c. Assessing the patient's range of motion for the right arm d. Evaluating the patient's understanding of discharge instructions about drain care - correct answer b. Administering an analgesic 30 minutes before the scheduled arm exercises The nurse is a very busy charge nurse with responsibilities for a unit with 24 acute care patients. An experienced nursing assistant is assigned to the unit. The nursing assistant notes that the IV pump is beeping because the tubing appears kinked. The assistant unkinks the tubing, and this resets the pump. The assistant reports the action to the nurse. It is most important that the nurse a. thank the nursing assistant for taking the initiative to correct the problem and to "keep up the good work." b. provide the assistant with additional instructions on safety in IV management. c. warn the other staff to watch out for the nursing assistant because she works beyond her scope. d. explain that help is appreciated; however, legally the nursing assistant cannot perform the action - correct answer d. explain that help is appreciated; however, legally the nursing assistant cannot perform the action. A newly admitted patient has several orders the physician has written. As manager of care, a graduate RN knows that three of the following tasks can be routinely delegated to a nursing assistant, but one of them must be reserved for the RN to complete. Which task must the RN complete? a. Reminding to use the incentive spirometer b. Irrigating of a urinary catheter c. Conducting fingerstick glucose tests d. Collecting data for intake and output - correct answer b. Irrigating of a urinary catheter The best way for a nurse to determine that a newly hired certified nursing ass