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Form of work"The practice of nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse is defined as performing tasks responsibilities within the scope of supportive ; restorative care; medication administration andspecialized tasks under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse of licensed or otherwiselegally authorized physician or dentist.
The practice of nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse is defined as performing tasks
responsibilities within the scope of supportive & restorative care; medication administration and
specialized tasks under the direction of a Registered Professional Nurse of licensed or otherwise
legally authorized physician or dentist."
"1. Delivers nursing care in structured ; routine situations free of scientific complexity. 2. ssistance with activities of daily living. 3. dministration of treatments and routine tasks such as suctioning and urinary catheterizations. 4. Preparation of patient for surgery, diagnostic tests, treatments, examinations. 5. dministration of medications within scope of practice. Collects, labels and processes specimens accurately.6. Identification and set up of intravenous equipment and delivery of solutions for infusion through peripheral access devices .7. dminister blood or blood products, with special training. 8. Reports pertinent observations, treatments, medications, incidents ; accidents associated with patients, to the Registered Professional Nurse ; records same on appropriate documents with the format of charting utilized in the unit. 9. Recognizes the unit based model for delivery of nursing care ; assumes responsibility for assignments delegated by the Registered Professional Nurse such as: Contributes to nursing care plan in collaboration with other members of nursing staff. 10. Reinforces the patient/family teaching process identified by the RN. 11. Provides emotional support to patients ; their families/significant others. 12. ssists with the rehabilitation of patients according to the nursing care plan. 13. Provides for the physical comfort ; safety of the patient.14. Contributes to patient care conferences.15. ssists in Emergency Resuscitative Procedures by initiating a Team 7000 call, performing resuscitative procedures such as BCLS ; carrying out other activities as directed by the team. Documents nursing care delivered on appropriate forms within the medical record.
1. Delivers nursing care in structured & routine situations free of scientific complexity.
2. ssistance with activities of daily living.
3. dministration of treatments and routine tasks such as suctioning and urinary catheterizations.
4. Preparation of patient for surgery, diagnostic tests, treatments, examinations.
5. dministration of medications within scope of practice. Collects, labels and processes specimens accurately.
6. Identification and set up of intravenous equipment and delivery of solutions for infusion through peripheral access devices .
7. dminister blood or blood products, with special training.
8. Reports pertinent observations, treatments, medications, incidents & accidents associated with patients, to the Registered Professional Nurse & records same on appropriate documents with the format of charting utilized in the unit.
9. Recognizes the unit based model for delivery of nursing care & assumes responsibility for assignments delegated by the Registered Professional Nurse such as: Contributes to nursing care plan in collaboration with other members of nursing staff.
10. Reinforces the patient/family teaching process identified by the RN.
11. Provides emotional support to patients & their families/significant others.
12. ssists with the rehabilitation of patients according to the nursing care plan.
13. Provides for the physical comfort & safety of the patient.
14. Contributes to patient care conferences.
15. ssists in Emergency Resuscitative Procedures by initiating a Team 7000 call, performing resuscitative procedures such as BCLS & carrying out other activities as directed by the team. Documents nursing care delivered on appropriate forms within the medical record"
