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NU124 Introduction to Professional Nursing Scope of Practice Worksheet
++To answer the following: Utilize your Course Reading Assignments for the week 3 from your Critical Thinking Book along with the FL Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Code (both located online through the FL Board of Nursing)
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Check My Assignment!Objectives
• Differentiate between the LPN and RN scopes of practice.
• Locate your state’s Nurse Practice Act and Administrative Codes online
• Distinguish between the LPN and RN roles on the interdisciplinary team.
• Identify the ANA standards of practice for a Registered Nurse
1. What are the definitions of the RN (professional nurse) and LPN (practical nurse) in the Nurse Practice Act? What are similarities and/or differences between the scopes of practice as described in the definitions? (4 pts)
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. From the FL administrative code, List 4 areas of IV therapy administration that are outside the scope of practice for the LPN and they cannot perform independently. (4 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. As listed in Alfaro-LeFevre text, What are the ANA 16 standards of practice and professional performance for the Registered Nurse? In your own wording, what must the RN do to meet each of these standards? (4 pts)
6. Provide 5 strategies for developing clinical judgment according to Alfaro-LeFevre (2013). (5 pts)
7. What is delegation according to the FL statute 64B9? (1 pt)
8. Identify three things the professional nurse must take into consideration in order to delegate safely and effectively according to Alfaro-LeFevre (2013). (3 pts)
