What can LPN/LVN's do?

[luv2shopp85]

I am having a really hard time with my NCLEX questions when it asks me what can be delegated to the LPN, or what is appropriate for them to do. I know that the LPN cannot teach, or develop care plans. But what else is there? Is this information printed somewhere? Is there websites that can help explain? Does anyone have an easy way to remember what can be delegated to the LPN and what cannot?

I've got an okay understanding of what a Nurse's Aide can do regarding patients. They can assist with grooming, hygeiene, VS, and weights. But they cannot ambulate unstable patients. Am I missing anything?

I even have the Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment book that everyone here has been talking about. I'm on Chapter 7 of that book. It doesn't give too much information though, its only questions. I need to learn the information before I can answer the questions.

If anyone could help me it would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

[Justme123]

Just reading in my Kaplan book..

Rules of management will get you through these q's.

1. Don't delegate assessment, teaching or eval.

2. Delegate stable pt's with expected outcomes

3. Delegate tasks that involve standard, unchanged procedures

4. Stable vs. unstable

LPN's can give PO meds, do sterile dressing changes and they can teach certain things from some of the answers I've found, but it's basically reenforcing what the RN has already taught. PCA's are very basic, LPN's are a level up. Anything that involves critical evaluation is RN.

[patrisia]

In terms of practice, it really depends on the state- in some there is just little difference between RN and LPN, but for all- LPN can not administer blood and blood products and istablish IV. In terms of test- the most unstable patient-RN.

[jeffrey930]

i borrowed this nclex-rn book by by Margaret M. Dahlhauser,Margaret Dahlhauser it has great delegation assignement LPN, CNA, RN what they can and can't do. just go to boarders or barnes & noble...it's only couple of chapter on delegation,priority, ob to med-surg, peds to ob or med-surg. great stuff. found out yesterday i passed the nclex rn.