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A licensed practical nurse (LPN) has recently graduated from nursing school, passed the NCLEX-PN, and secured employment at a long-term care facility. At the facility, the nurse will be providing care along with several unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which task may be delegated to UAP by the LPN? - Only tasks that the UAP is capable to safely perform A nursing student is caring for a hospitalized client, who stated she cannot afford health care coverage. She heard the Affordable Car...

Violation of HIPPA privacy may result in (select all that apply) 1. Federal Government Charges 2. Board of Nursing Discipline 3. Termination 4. Revoked Nursing License 5. All of the above - 5. All of the above A patient in a pre-operative clinic appointment is filling out advance directive forms. Which of the following indicates patient understanding of advanced directive? 1. I know they won't go ahead with the surgery unless I prepare these forms 2. I'd rather have my brother make de...

What is helping persons return to their highest physical and mental function called - Rehabilitation Rehabilitation starts when the... - Person first seeks health care A health care program for dying persons is a - Hospice Which violates the persons right to privacy A) closing the bathroom door when the person uses the bathroom B) Opening the window blinds when assisting with bathing C) Covering the person for personal care - B) Opening the window blinds when assisting with bathing A res...

Can a licensed practical nurse (LPN) assign and delegate nursing activities to others? - Yes, according to rule R4-19-401 (E. 1.-2.) ( 03/RULES.Effective.June3_.), and the advisory opinion Delegation of Nursing Tasks by RN/LPN ( long as those activities are within the LPNs scope of practice. The LPN may also delegate nursing tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) and licensed nursing assistants (LNA) whom the nurse believes has the knowledge and skill to perform such tasks, taking int...

1.The registered nurse (RN) uses the mini-mental state examination (MMSE) when assessing a client for admission to an assisted living facility. Which finding is the RN assessing when requesting the client to count by 7s? A. Recall of information. B. Orientation to surroundings. C. Attention to details. D. Ability to follow complex commands. - ANS: C Counting by 7s evaluates the ability to do simple calculations and is specific to the client's attention to detail (C). (A, B, and D) are a...

When selecting an NCLEX answer or determining the order of priority what should you remember or use and what is the exception? - Use the ABC rule: Airway breathing, and circulation. The exception to the rule is with actual CPR, use C-A-B for CPR. Also remember safety first and acute before chronic. If the pt. is not in distress then you assess. If the pt is in distress then you should do something. If the pt has diaphorisis you should always do something. How should you address questions re...

Purpose of the scope of OT practice as defined by AOTA - -Define the scope of practice in OT -Inform consumers, health care providers, educators, the community, funding agencies, payers, referral sources, and policymakers regarding the scope of OT How does this document define the scope of practice in OT? - 1. Delineating the domain of OT practice and services provided by OTs and OTAs; 2. Delineating the dynamic process of OT evaluation and intervention services used to achieve outcomes ...

An individual with gullian barre syndrome exhibits good upper extremity strength. The activity that would be most appropriate for futher strengthening and endurance building would be - washing windows A person with peripheral neuropathy exhibits loss of pinprick, light touch, pressure, and temperature sensation. The cota explains to the client the the most appropriate form of intervention to address this type of sensory loss would be a program of - sensory compensation Which of the followi...

A child is lacing a series of geometric beads from a stimulus card and is unable to identify a moonshaped bead when it is turned sideways on the table. This MOST likely indicates difficulty with: - Form constancy perception An individual with underreactive sensory processing has been referred to OT. Based on a sensory integration frame of reference, activities for this individual should have which of the following facilitory characteristics? - Arhythmic and unexpected The COTA is working wi...

In assessing the dressing skills of a 5 y/o child, the COTA observes that the child is able to put on a jacket, zip the zipper, and tie a knot in the draw string, but needs verbal cueing to tie the bow. The COTA would MOST likely determine that the child's dressing skills are: a. Age appropriate b. Delayed c. Advanced d. Limited - a. Age appropriate The child being observed is preforming dressing activity which is age appropriate for a 5 y/o child. A typical child at this age can dress ...