The RN Head Nurse Is Having a Busy Day

question 32

Multiple Choice

The RN head nurse is having a busy day. When the LPN/LVN reports data she has collected, the RN states, "Incorporate that into the nursing care plan and write down the intervention you'd use. I'll cosign the entry." The LPN/LVN should

• A) do as requested.
• B) ask the advice of the shift supervisor later in the shift.
• C) tell the RN that this action is not within the LPN/LVN scope of practice.
• D) write a letter to the state board of nursing to report the RN's unprofessional conduct.

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