What care skills are safe and appropriate for the licensed practical nurse (LPN) to teach family members in the home health care setting? (Select all that apply.)
a. Insulin injection
b. Sterile dressing changes
c. Venipunctures
d. Periodic Foley catheter insertions
e. Instillation of eye drops
f. Changing dressings on small wounds
A, E, F
Insulin injections, instillation of eye drops, and small wound dressing changes are safe to teach a nonprofessional caregiver. Sterile dressings, venipunctures, and inserting Foley catheters are considered skilled, and the costs for these are reimbursed by Medicare.
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