Practice Question
A nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the AP?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
Obtaining vital signs on clients who are stable
Rationale:
🔹 APs can safely perform tasks like vital signs for stable clients.
🔹 This frees the nurse to focus on complex duties needing assessment.
🔹 Dietary planning, education, and complex wound care exceed AP scope.
🔹 Ensuring correct delegation supports safe and effective care delivery.
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More Questions from This Exam
A nurse is caring for several clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following client care situations requires the nurse to complete an incident report?
Answer Choices:
A. The nurse disagrees with the nurse manager about inadequate staffing.
B. A staff member has not arrived at the facility to work an assigned shift.
C. A client tells the nurse that his dentures are missing.
D. The nurse discovers that the client does not have advanced directives.
The best source of information regarding the roles of the LPN in a med-surg setting is:
Answer Choices:
A. The facility's Human Resources Department
B. The State Board of Nursing.
C. Nursing textbooks.
D. Coworkers on your unit.
Doing no harm is?
Answer Choices:
A. Justice
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Beneficence
D. Veracity
A nurse is assigning tasks for the upcoming shift. Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to assistive personnel (AP)? (Select all that apply.)
Answer Choices:
A. Providing postmortem care to a client who has just passed away.
B. Instructing a client about the use of a spirometer.
C. Suctioning a client's newly inserted tracheostomy.
D. Transferring a client to radiology for x-rays.
E. Performing a simple dressing change on a client's arm.
What is a nurse's best protection against negligence or malpractice?
Answer Choices:
A. Asking permission from the managing nurse prior to performing any duties.
B. Following the standards of practice.
C. Never be alone with a patient.
D. Recording patient interactions with your phone
Question Details
- Category: LPN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: LPN ATI Exams
- Domain: Medical-Surgical
- Answer Choices: 4
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