It Is Appropriate for Practical Nurses to Provide Direct Patient

question 28

Multiple Choice

It is appropriate for practical nurses to provide direct patient care to persons in a hospital under the supervision of a:

• A) physician's assistant.
• B) registered nurse on the unit.
• C) supervising nurse who is responsible for care on several units.
• D) more experienced LPN on the unit.

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Definitions:

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Capable of being trusted or depended upon; consistently good in quality or performance.

Knowledge

Information which we believe to be true and for which we have justification or evidence.

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The process of conducting tests or trials to discover or verify something.