Exam 4: Distinguishing the RN Role from the LPN/LVN Role

An RN has called the physician to explain that the patient is having second thoughts about a procedure and would like to learn more about the alternatives before proceeding. In this instance the RN is enacting the element of the RN role known as

The student is studying the history of nursing education. She is able to identify which nursing degree program as the first one in the United States for RNs?

The registered nurse takes on different care provider roles in the health care setting. Which roles could the nurse assume when caring for a patient who has just been diagnosed with cancer? (Select all that apply.)

The RN is caring for the following patients. Which patient and task are most appropriate to assign to the LPN/LVN?

The nurse would assume the care provider role of educator during which action?

A nurse manager is discussing the RN's scope of practice with a new hire. Which statement, made by the new hire, is not true of the RN's scope of practice?

A student in an LPN to RN transition program is at the clinical site, monitoring the vital signs of a patient receiving blood. At 15 minutes into the infusion, the patient begins to complain of itching and shortness of breath. It is evident that the student nurse is developing critical thinking skills when she does which of the following?

A student is preparing for an exam on the different role elements of an RN. She is prepared for the exam when she can state that all of the following are elements of the RN role except

The charge nurse is creating assignments for the oncoming shift. She notices that today staffing consists of three RNs and one LPN. Which assignment would be most appropriate for the LPN?

A nurse manager is teaching a class about the different role elements of RNs. If she has an adequate understanding, she can state that a care provider is

An RN student is discussing formal role socialization with her nursing professor. The professor believes the RN student has a good understanding when she states that formal role socialization

An LPN/LVN in RN school is experiencing frustration because the expectations of her as a nurse at work are very different from her role as a student in nursing school, and fulfilling both is confusing at times. She has an appropriate understanding of her situation when she states that it is known as

The RN understands that the National League for Nursing (NLN) delineates three professional roles of the associate degree nurse when she lists all of the following except

A nurse on a postsurgical unit is alarmed by the number of postoperative infections that have been reported for her unit over the last year. The nurse acquires data from other hospitals and begins observing the health care team to determine the hand washing rates. This nurse is functioning in which care provider role?

Which function falls within the LPN/LVN's scope of practice?

Which action defines the nurse as a care provider in an inpatient setting?

The RN utilizes problem-solving skills to do all of the following except

The nursing student is reviewing the different organizations that provide services for nurses. She interprets the American Nurses Credentialing Center as

Which of the following is an example of professional advocacy in nursing?

The student understands that the LPN/LVN role differs from the RN role in many areas. She shows understanding when she can state that the LPN/LVN and RN are similar in which area?