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TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING: CONCEPTS & PRACTICE 5TH EDITION BY HOLLY K. STROMBERG ISBN 13;978- , ISBN;0323810217, ALL CHAPTERS COVERED GRADED A+ Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 5th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE...

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TEST BANK FOR MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING:
CONCEPTS & PRACTICE 5TH EDITION
BY HOLLY K. STROMBERG ISBN 13; 978-
0323810210, ISBN; 0323810217, ALL CHAPTERS
COVERED GRADED A+

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Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 5th Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE q




Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse practice act
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(NPA)?
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c. To improve the quality of care provid
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ed by the LPN/LVN. q q q


d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment pl
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acement.
ANS: B q


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he primary purpose of the NPA of each state defines the scope of nursing practice in that
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to start an intravenous infusion, a skill tha
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he vocational nurse should seek further training to gain proficiency. Although the other opti
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at should be addressed by the vocationalnurse. The other concerns in the options are the
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responsibility of other departments to which the nurse might refer the patient.
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MSC: NCLEX: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Coordinated Care
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According to most state NPAs, the vocational nurse acting as charge nurse in a long-
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term care facility acts with the general supervision of an RNavailable on site or by phon
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e.

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