TRANSITION to practice exam 1 NTC questions and answers with solutions 2025
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Course
OKLAHOMA NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR
Institution
OKLAHOMA NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATOR
Define licensed practical nursing in Oklahoma - ANSWER "Licensed practical nursing" means the practice of nursing under the supervision or direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician or dentist.
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Identify the functions/ scope of practice of an LPN in Oklahoma - ANSWER This directe...
TRANSITION to practice exam 1 NTC questions and
answers with solutions 2025
Define licensed practical nursing in Oklahoma - ANSWER "Licensed practical nursing" means the practice
of nursing under the supervision or direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician or dentist.
"www. ok.gov/nursing"
Identify the functions/ scope of practice of an LPN in Oklahoma - ANSWER This directed scope of nursing
practice includes, but is not limited to:
a. contributing to the assessment of the health status of individuals and groups,
b. participating in the development and modification of the plan of care,
c. implementing the appropriate aspects of the plan of care,
d delegating such tasks as may safely be performed by others, consistent with educational preparation
and that do not conflict with the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act,
e. providing safe and effective nursing care rendered directly or indirectly,
f. participating in the evaluation of responses to interventions,
g. teaching basic nursing skills and related principles,
h. performing additional nursing procedures in accordance with knowledge and skills acquired through
education beyond nursing preparation, and
i. delegating those nursing tasks as defined in the rules of the Board that may be performed by an
advanced unlicensed assistive person;
"www.ok.gov/nursing"
Understand the elements of unprofessional conduct - ANSWER 1) impairment of a nurse by alcohol,
prescription or illegal drugs, or severe fatigue
2) diverting drugs by taking a patients medication
3) abuse or mistreatment of patients
4) failure to follow orders
Know the function of he OBN - ANSWER 1) protect the public
2) prescribe standards for education programs preparing persons for licensure to practice as RN or LPN
,3) license renewal
4) application for licensure by examination
5) verification of licensure status of a nurse from another (endorsement)
6) links to continuing education courses
7) the states Nurse practice act; to protect the public
What are the purposes of the standards of care - ANSWER 1) Your guideline for good nursing care
2) the phase " you are held to the nursing standard of care" has important legal implications
3) based on what an ordinary, prudent nurse with similar education and nursing experience would do in
similar circumstances
quality, safety, evidence
Evidence of nursing standards include (14) - ANSWER 1) Practice protocols
2) Agency policies and procedure manuals
3) State nurse practice acts/ regulations
4) American nurses Association Standards of Practice (1995)
5) American Nurses Association code for nurses (2001)
6) Customs and usual community practice
7) Accreditation criteria of the joint commission on accreditation of health care organizations
8) Other accreditation standards depending on the practice setting
9) state and federal licensing laws and regulations governing health care agencies
10) Nursing specialty standards of care and certifications
11) nursing literature, textbook, and journals
12) Education, continuing education ( CEUs)
13) experience
14) Expert nurse witness, other experts and peers
, How is Nursing practice regulated by Nurse practice acts and professional organizations? - ANSWER 1)
Standards of Care: what a prudent (wise) nurse would do
2) Scope of practice: every nurse needs to know what she/he can do
3) Nurse Practice Act: has been adopted that define and limit the scope of nursing practice
4) professional organization: in developing standards of care for nursing practice and constantly existing
standards and revise them as needed
5) individual state governments regulate the nurse practice act
Malpractice - ANSWER Negligence by a professional
(medication, treatment errors, lack of assessment/timely action of coordination, defective equipment
with causes, or potential cause, of harm, failure to protect patient)
Negligence - ANSWER Conduct which falls below the standards established by the law for protection of
the patient.
(common type is personal injury such as failure to check allergies and the patient has a reaction to the
medication and failure to protect patient's rights)
Four elements needed to prove negligence - ANSWER 1) Duty
2) breech of duty
3) damages
4) proximate cause
Abandonment - ANSWER Wrongful termination of patient care
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