As a home health nurse, the LPN is aware that the care skills that are safe and appropriate to teach family members are (select all that apply):
1. insulin injection.
2. sterile dressing changes.
3. venipunctures.
4. periodic Foley catheter insertions.
5. instillation of eye drops.
6. changing dressings on small wounds.
1, 5, 6
Insulin injections, instillation of eye drops, and small wound dressing changes are safe to teach a nonprofessional. Sterile dressings, venipunctures, and insertion of Foley catheters are considered skilled and will be reimbursed by Medicare.
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