Editing Management of Care – LPN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 3==
Which activities are within the scope of a licensed practical nurse caring for stable clients? '''Select all that apply.'''
# Administering a subcutaneous insulin dose according to an established sliding scale.
# Collecting data on a client's lung sounds and reporting the findings to the registered nurse.
# Creating the nursing care plan for a newly admitted client.
# Performing tracheostomy care and suctioning.
# Administering a unit of packed red blood cells.
# Applying a sterile dressing to a stage 2 pressure injury.

'''Answer:''' 1, 2, 4, and 6.

''Rationale:'' Administering insulin according to a prescriber-established sliding scale, collecting and reporting focused data, performing tracheostomy care and suctioning, and providing sterile wound care are all customary LPN functions for a stable client. Option 3 is care planning, which requires the nursing diagnosis and judgment that belong to the registered nurse. Option 5 involves administration of a blood product, which in most jurisdictions must be initiated and administered by a registered nurse. The LPN must always verify scope against the nurse practice act in the state of licensure and against facility policy.