Editing Management of Care – RN Practice Questions (section)

==Question 3==
A registered nurse is planning assignments for a licensed practical nurse (LPN) who will care for a group of stable clients. Which tasks are appropriate to assign to the LPN? '''Select all that apply.'''
# Administering an oral antihypertensive medication.
# Performing a sterile dressing change on a stage 3 pressure injury.
# Developing the plan of care for a newly admitted client.
# Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter.
# Administering intravenous push furosemide.
# Reinforcing teaching about crutch walking that the registered nurse initiated.

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

''Rationale:'' Administering oral medications, performing sterile wound care, inserting a urinary catheter, and reinforcing previously initiated teaching are all within the customary LPN scope for a stable client with a predictable outcome. Option 3 is care planning, which requires nursing diagnosis and judgment and belongs to the registered nurse. Option 5 is an intravenous push medication, which in most jurisdictions is outside LPN scope and is reserved for the registered nurse. State nurse practice acts vary, and the nurse must verify scope in the state of licensure.