The LPN/LVN contributes to nursing diagnoses by:
1. Identifying client strengths.
2. Naming health problems that can be prevented.
3. Understanding the nursing diagnoses identified by the RN.
4. Developing a list of independent nursing interventions.
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Rationale 1: Identifying client strengths is an RN function.
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