A Resident Asks an LPN/LVN, "What Is Meant by the Practical/vocational

question 27

Multiple Choice

A resident asks an LPN/LVN, "What is meant by the practical/vocational nurse's standard of care in a long-term care agency?" The LPN/LVN should respond, "The practical/vocational nurse who provides care for residents in a long-term care agency must implement care that is consistent with

• A) shortcuts acceptable to the agency that allow nurses to assume larger and more complex patient assignments."
• B) care that an ordinary, prudent LPN/LVN with the same education and experience would perform in similar circumstances."
• C) the minimum competency necessary to function as a health care giver in the state in which the nurse resides."
• D) customs of the agency in which the nurse is employed."

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Definitions:

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