You are making assignments for your staff. Today you have one RN, one LPN/LVN, and two NAPs working with you. Which patient should be assigned to the LPN/LVN?
a. Applying soft restraints to a patient at risk for falls
b. Providing tracheostomy care for a client who has had a trach for several months
c. Completing the admission assessment for a patient admitted with pneumonia
d. Measuring vital signs and I&Os for all patients
B
You should assign the tracheostomy care to the LPN/LVN. The NPAs can apply the restraints and
measure vital signs and I&Os. The RN should complete the admission assessment. While the RN and
LPN/LVN are capable of measuring vital signs and I&Os, you would assign these tasks to the NAPs
since there are two of them.
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