Employment of LPN/LVNs in the hospital setting is at a high level because their salaries are lower than RNs, which helps hospitals to provide cost-effective care. The specialty of the LPN/LVN is:
a. excellent bedside care.
b. individualized patient care.
c. specialized patient care.
d. customized patient care.
A
Employment of LPNs/LVNs in hospital settings is at a high level. Because of health care economics, hospitals are responsible for providing quality care as economically as possible. Under the supervision of an RN, the LPN/LVN is legally able to provide most bedside care to patients in the hospital setting. Because the LPN/LVN salary is less than that of the RN, it makes economic sense to employ a number of LPNs/LVNs. It also makes sense because the LPN/LVN is prepared to give excellent bedside care. This is his or her specialty.
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