The LPN plays a vital role in the development of a nursing diagnosis for a client. What role does the LPN have?
A) Report information that suggests actual or potential health problems.
B) Examine and analyze the client database to formulate nursing diagnosis.
C) Inform the physician about the specific development of the nursing diagnosis.
D) Evaluate the effectiveness of the nursing diagnosis and how it pertains to the data collected.
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As in other phases of the nursing process, the nurse's role depends on his or her level of practice. LPN/LVNs report information that suggests actual or potential health problems. RNs examine and analyze the client database to formulate a nursing diagnosis. The physician is generally not involved in the nursing process and care planning of the client. The RNs role is to evaluate the effectiveness or resolving of the nursing diagnosis.
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