My second patient to be concerned with is the elderly confused patient who happens to be
incontinent and tries to get out of bed occasionally. This is a task that can be delegated to a LPN.
It does not involve invasiveness, and a priority nursing intervention would be to make sure the patient is
safe and has a regular toileting schedule. Making sure the patient’s bed alarm is on is key to knowing when
the patient is out of bed, having call light in reach, and possibly moving patient to a room closer to the nurse
circulation desk are ways of keeping patient safe. A regular toileting schedule allows the patient to not
want to get up so much out of bed possibly, and it prevents skin breakdown. A LPN has training to take
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Communication is key, if there is no
communication the patient likely suffers and the outcomes of these individuals could be bad.
If a RN delegated the chest pain initial assessment to an LPN, the nurse could possibly miss key
information in patient history or how he/she is feeling. LPN possibly may not know the questions to ask,
and patient could possibly be misdiagnosed because of the information the LPN collected, because
of their lack of training. If the LPN does not understand that safety is a priority in dealing with a confused
individual, especially elderly, it could also be bad. The patient could fall, end up in another hall of the facility, or
sustain injuries. The cardiac post op patient, the LPN may not understand how Morphine works or how PCA
pump works and could try and medicate patient on her own if patient complains of pain. If LPN does not know
that the Crohn’s patient is scheduled for colonoscopy, then she could have patient eating, patient would have to
reschedule colonoscopy, which in turn also upsets the specialist and could possibly harm the
incontinent and tries to get out of bed occasionally. This is a task that can be delegated to a LPN.
It does not involve invasiveness, and a priority nursing intervention would be to make sure the patient is
safe and has a regular toileting schedule. Making sure the patient’s bed alarm is on is key to knowing when
the patient is out of bed, having call light in reach, and possibly moving patient to a room closer to the nurse
circulation desk are ways of keeping patient safe. A regular toileting schedule allows the patient to not
want to get up so much out of bed possibly, and it prevents skin breakdown. A LPN has training to take
a …show more content…
Communication is key, if there is no
communication the patient likely suffers and the outcomes of these individuals could be bad.
If a RN delegated the chest pain initial assessment to an LPN, the nurse could possibly miss key
information in patient history or how he/she is feeling. LPN possibly may not know the questions to ask,
and patient could possibly be misdiagnosed because of the information the LPN collected, because
of their lack of training. If the LPN does not understand that safety is a priority in dealing with a confused
individual, especially elderly, it could also be bad. The patient could fall, end up in another hall of the facility, or
sustain injuries. The cardiac post op patient, the LPN may not understand how Morphine works or how PCA
pump works and could try and medicate patient on her own if patient complains of pain. If LPN does not know
that the Crohn’s patient is scheduled for colonoscopy, then she could have patient eating, patient would have to
reschedule colonoscopy, which in turn also upsets the specialist and could possibly harm the