A licensed vocational nurse (LVN) who is interested in working as a parish nurse consults a registered nurse for information regarding the job. What should the registered nurse tell the LVN?
A) An LVN can work as a parish nurse.
B) A parish nurse provides hands-on nursing care.
C) A parish nurse should be familiar with high-tech equipment.
D) A parish nurse provides support to terminally ill clients.
D
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A parish nurse provides support to terminally ill clients and their families. Only a registered nurse can work as parish nurse. An LVN can work as an assistant to the parish nurse. A parish nurse does not provide hands-on-nursing care; however, the nurse may assist in training family caregivers. A nurse working in operating rooms should be familiar with high-tech equipment; this is not a prerequisite for a parish nurse.
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