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Chapter 09: Nursing Process: Your Role MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A student nurse asks, If RNs use a five-step nursing process and LPN/LVNs use a four-step process, what phase is missing? The best response wo... uld be, The phase of the nursing process that is the sole responsibility of the registered nurse is a. assessment. b. nursing diagnosis. c. planning. d. implementation. e. evaluation. ANS: B The LPN/LVN participates in all phases of the nursing process with the exception of establishing a nursing diagnosis. 2. The student nurse asks, How does knowing the nursing diagnosis assist the LPN/LVN? The best response is based on understanding that a. a nursing diagnosis identifies the patients problems. b. it permits the practical nurse to go beyond the scope of practice. c. this step makes the practical nurse equ3. Which of the following is the primary reason that LPN/LVNs are taught to use the nursing process? a. To diagnose disease b. To provide reimbursement c. To resolve patient problems d. To communicate with health team members4. During the assessment phase of the nursing process, the LPN/LVN is expected to a. establish goals and outcome criteria. b. collect data about the patient. c. determine whether established goals have been met. d. plan interventions to implement for the patient.5. The nursing care plan requires the nurse to ambulate the patient twice daily. The phase of the nursing process in which the nurse is participating is a. assessment. b. planning. c. implementation. d. evaluation.6. An LPN/LVN demonstrates to a new mother how to safely bathe her infant. This is an example of the phase of the nursing process called a. assessment. b. nursing diagnosis. c. planning. d. implementation.7. When the LPN/LVN participates in the evaluation phase of the nursing process, she or he compares the patients responses with the a. nursing orders. b. outcome criteria. c. nursing diagnosis. d. database.8. Which of the following are considered subjective data? a. The patient tells the nurse that he has a headache. b. The nursing assistant tells the nurse that the patient vomited. c. The patients mother tells the nurse that the patient needs a ride to the clinic for follow-up. d. The physician tells the nurse that the patient needs a chest x-ray [Show More]

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