The LPN/LVN returning to school might do all of the following to aid in the transition except:
a. assess his or her personal support system, listing each person and group and the specific types of support they are able to give.
b. be clear in communicating his or her needs and try not to worry about the needs of his or her family right now.
c. create a schedule so that his or her supporters can adjust their routines to accom-modate their extra responsibilities. This also helps clarify the limitations of the supporters.
d. plan ahead to allow his or her supporters to plan ahead. If the nurse's schedule changes such that his or her supporters' schedules must also change, the suppor-ters should be given as much advance notice as possible.
B
All are correct except Option b. The family and support system will also have needs as they ad-just to the nurse's new situation and needs.
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