[apexsw20trd]

I am currently studying to take the nclex and I am trying to figure our what exactly RN's can delegate to LPN's and NA's.

I understand that nurses can't delegate to lpn's and na's anything that deals with nursing judgement, assessments, and teaching. However, other than these 3 things I am not understanding what we can delegate to lpn/na's.

Could someone link me a website or just write down what RN's can and can't delegate. I am readin the 4th ed. saunders book and I don't see anything on delegation...could someone point to me the page on delegation in teh saunders book?

I know that NA's can perform ADL's, feeding, urine collection, ambulation, etc. But I am unsure of what rn's can delegate to lpn's.

Someone told me that lpn's can't administer I.V. drugs...however I have seen with my eye in clinicals a lpn administer 2ml's of morphine IV push.

any help will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

[SMK1]

As a general rule LPN education is designed to handle stable patients with predictable outcomes. The IV thing will vary from state to state so as NCLEX is a national test probably your questions won't deal with a state specific issue. Look at your patients in a given scenario and think about who is stable and predictable. (routine wound care, routine med passes that sort of thing). NA can do ADL's and routine vital signs.