A Student Nurse Is Concerned About Delegation Practices and Wonders

question 11

Multiple Choice

A student nurse is concerned about delegation practices and wonders why hospitals employ unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) and LPN/LVNs. The student nurse refers to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing and learns that the role of these personnel is to:

• A) supplement the staffing pattern when an RN is not available.
• B) aid the RN by performing appropriately delegated care tasks.
• C) replace the RN when the health care facility provides long-term care.
• D) provide patient teaching, allowing more direct care to be provided by the RN.

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