An RN Delegates a Patient Care Assignment to the LPN/LVN

question 8

Multiple Choice

An RN delegates a patient care assignment to the LPN/LVN. Which phase of the nursing process should the LPN/LVN perform independently?

• A)Assessment
• B)Planning care
• C)Implementation
• D)Nursing diagnosis

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Definitions:

Macrophage Activity

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Problem-Focused Coping

A coping strategy where an individual directly tackles a problem causing stress in order to reduce or remove the stressor.

Learned Helplessness

The hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events.

Fight-Or-Flight

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