An RN Delegates to an Experienced LPN/LVN the Task of Administering

question 13

Multiple Choice

An RN delegates to an experienced LPN/LVN the task of administering oral medications to a group of patients. The LPN/LVN accepts the assignment, and the RN knows that the LPN/LVN has had the training and has acquired the skills needed to complete the task. The RN then observes the LPN/LVN recording a patient's medication administration just before entering the patient's room. The priority intervention by the RN is to:

• A) check the patient's drug packages to ensure that the correct drugs were given.
• B) stop the LPN/LVN immediately and discuss the possible consequences of his actions in a nonjudgmental manner.
• C) contact the nurse manager and ask that the LPN/LVN's license be suspended.
• D) call the pharmacy and ask for replacement medications for the patients.

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