What are the leadership styles? CORRECT ANSWERS: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire
What is the most effective management style in a health care environment? CORRECT ANSWERS: democratic
A nurse manager does not participate, but delegates the staff scheduling to the nurses on the unit. Wh...
LVN FUNDAMENTALS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What are the leadership styles? CORRECT ANSWERS: autocratic, democratic, laissez-faire
What is the most effective management style in a health care environment? CORRECT ANSWERS: democratic
A nurse manager does not participate, but delegates the staff scheduling to the nurses on the unit.
What type of leadership is this? CORRECT ANSWERS: Laissez-faire - A policy or attitude of letting things takes their own course without interfering
A nurse manager allows the staff nurses to participate in trial use of new IV pumps and contribute input when choosing new product. What type of leadership is this? CORRECT ANSWERS: Democratic
A nurse manager makes a decision for the staff to wear blue scrubs without consulting the staff nurses. What type of leadership is this? CORRECT ANSWERS: Authoritative
5 rights of delegation CORRECT ANSWERS: right person
right tasks
right circumstances right direction and communication
right supervision and evaluation
tasks are most appropriately delegated to assistive personnel (AP) CORRECT ANSWERS: Activities of daily living Ambulating
Feeding
Positioning
Vital signs (on stable clients) Intake and output
appropriate tasks can be delegated to an LVN/LPN CORRECT ANSWERS: Tracheostomy care Suctioning Inserting urinary catheter
Checking nasogastric tube patency Medication administration Sterile specimen collection Reinforcing client teaching
tasks RN cannot delegate CORRECT ANSWERS: Nursing process
Client education
Tasks that require nursing judgment including care of unstable client. Skills of Assistive Personnel (AP) or Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) CORRECT ANSWERS: Performs basic hygiene care and grooming Reports to the LPN or RN
Provides assistance with ADLs - nutrition, elimination, mobility Performs basic skills: Vital Signs, Pulse Ox, I&O. Emphasis is on maintaining a safe environment and recognizing situations to report to immediate
superior. Noninvasive skills and do not require sterile technique.
Skills of LVN/LPN CORRECT ANSWERS: Meets the health needs of a client
Care for clients whose condition is considered to be stable or chronic with expected outcome Performs reinforcement teaching
Contributes to care plan through discussing client problems/findings with the RN
Calculates and monitors IV flow rate Administer IVPB medications Monitor IV fluids
Prioritization Principles in client care CORRECT ANSWERS: * Air, breathing, Circulation * Nursing Process (always assess first) * Prioritize systemic before local (life b4 limb) * Prioritize acute before chronic *Prioritize Actual problems before potential future problems * Prioritize according to Maslow's Hierarchy of needs * Recognize and respond to trends vs. transient findings * Recognize signs of emergencies and complications vs. expected findings * Apply clinical knowledge to procedural standards to determine the priority action.
The right to make one's own decisions CORRECT ANSWERS: Autonomy
The obligation to do good for others. CORRECT ANSWERS: Beneficence
The obligation to observe the privacy of another and maintain strict confidence CORRECT ANSWERS: Confidentiality
The obligation to be faithful to agreements and responsibilities, to keep promises CORRECT ANSWERS: Fidelity
The obligation to be fair to all people CORRECT ANSWERS: justice
The obligation not to harm others: "first, do no harm" CORRECT ANSWERS: Nonmaleficence
Assuming the right to make decisions for another CORRECT ANSWERS: paternalism
The obligation to tell the truth. CORRECT ANSWERS: Veracity
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