A student nurse is concerned about delegation practices and wonders why hospitals employ unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) and LPN/LVNs
The student nurse refers to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and learns that the role of these personnel is to:
a. supplement the staffing pattern when an RN is not available.
b. aid the RN by performing simple, routine patient care tasks.
c. replace the RN when the health care facility provides long-term care.
d. provide patient teaching, allowing more direct care to be provided by the RN.
ANS: B
Correct: The UAP and LPN/LVN can increase productivity of the RN by performing those tasks that fall within their scope of practice.
Incorrect:
a. The UAP and the LPN/LVN cannot supplement staffing when the RN is not available but can assume responsibility for tasks that are simple and routine and do not require adherence to the nursing process.
c. An RN must oversee the care provided by UAPs and LPNs/LVNs in long-term care settings.
d. Only RNs can provide patient teaching.
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