11. Answer 4: NAPNES would assist a nurse
who is seeking information about LPN/LVN
standards. The purposes of NAPNES and National
Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses
(NFLPN) are to:
Set standards for practical/v
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11. Answer 4: NAPNES would assist a nurse
who is seeking information about LPN/LVN
standards. The purposes of NAPNES and National
Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses
(NFLPN) are to:
Set standards for practical/vocational nursing
programs.
Promote and protect practical/vocational
nursing.
Educate and inform the general public about
practical/vocational nursing.
For issues related to interpersonal conflict,
the nurse would first attempt assertive communication
with those who are bullying or
harassing. If this is unsuccessful, it would be
appropriate to go up the chain of command.
Issues with nursing students can be reported to
the nursing instructor or the education liaison.
For job seeking, the nurse would use personal
contacts, the Internet, or nurse recruiters.
12. Answer 4: Case management is a modified system
to deliver care. The LPN/LVN assists the
RN to achieve desired outcomes. The RN selects
the clinical pathway and coordinates and
plans patient care for individuals and groups
of patients. Cross-training is another type of
modified system of care. While cross-training
is intended to expand the role of the employee,
the LPN/LVN must not exceed scope of practice
and cannot be expected to assume RN
responsibilities.
13. Answer 2: Long-term care facilities employ the
majority of LPN/LVNs; however, hospitals,
clinics, outpatient agencies, home health agencies,
insurance companies, HCP offices, and the
military services offer additional opportunities.
14. Answer 1, 2, 4, 5: The LPN/LVN communicates
findings to members of the health care
team, demonstrates caring and empathy by
using therapeutic communication skills with
patients, administers care according to professional
standards and collects data from multiple
sources. The LPN/LVN would collaborate
with the RN but would not independently create
the care plan for a newly admitted patient.
15. Answer 3: Reports indicate that challenges
related to feelings of social isolation, stereotyping
about men who choose nursing, nursing
instructors’ inability to incorporate masculine
styles of caring into the curriculum, and a lack
of male role models in the profession may be
to blame for the high attrition of male nursing
students from nursing programs.
16. Answer 4: Advance directives could include a
health care power of attorney that states who
should make health care decisions if the person
is unable to make them. A “living will”
outlines wishes about end-of-life care. Ideally,
everyone should carefully consider advance
directives and have discussions with family
members, caregivers, and the health care team.
17. Answer 2: One of the primary problems of
early nineteenth-century hospitals was poor
hygienic practice. Hospitals were dirty and
overcrowded and care was mostly given by
untrained persons.
18. Answer 4: The population is aging rapidly and
people with chronic illness are living longer.
There is an increased need for nursing services
for this growing segment of the population.
19. Answer 3: “Nightingale Nurses” improved patient
care and advanced the practice of nursing
through good hygiene, sanitation, patient observation,
accurate recordkeeping, nutritional
improvement, and the introduction and use of
new equipment.
20. Answer 1: The four major concepts are nurse,
patient, health, and environment.
21. Answer 4: Poverty, homelessness, and unemployment
are barriers to accessing health care.
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