NU124/NUR1245 Introduction to Professional Nursing Scope of Practice Worksheet

Student name: __________________________________________ Date: _________________

Activity grading score: ____________________

Total possible score = 30 points

Objectives

· Differentiate between the LPN and RN scopes of practice.

· Contrast the LPN and RN assessment of the patient’s health status.

· Distinguish between the LPN and RN roles on the interdisciplinary team.

1. Identify 4 similarities and 4 differences between the LPN and RN scopes of practice. (8 pts.)

NOTE: If you are a student in the state of Florida, please list four areas of IV therapy that are out of the scope of practice for the LPN (2 points each for 8 pt.)

2. According to Alfaro-LeFevre (2013) what are the two questions the nurse should ask to make decisions about his/her scope of practice and clinical decision-making? What action should the nurse take if he/she is being asked to act outside his/her scope of practice? (3 pts.)

3. According to your state’s Nursing Nurse Practice Act, what is the definition of monitoring? (1 pt.)

NOTE: If you are a student in the state of Florida, according to the Florida Board of Nursing Practice Act (1991), what is the definition of LPNs performing intravenous therapy functions “under the direction of a registered professional nurse” mean? (1 pt.)

4. What are the six aspects of care related to the medical diagnosis Alfaro-LeFevre (2013) identifies that the professional nurse is accountable for? Provide an example of each. (6 pts.)

5. Describe the difference between the LPN and RN assessment of a patient’s health status. Provide an example that highlights this difference (3 pts.)

6. Provide 5 strategies for developing clinical judgment. (5 pts.)

7. What is delegation? (1 pt.)

8. Identify three things the professional nurse take into consideration in order to delegate safely and effectively. (3 pts.)