Coordinated CareQuestion 16 of 120
The LPN/LVN is part of an interdisciplinary care conference. What is the LPN/LVN's primary contribution?
a.Ordering diagnostic laboratory tests
b.Prescribing physical therapy
c.Determining the medical diagnosis
d.Reporting ongoing observations of the client's response to care
Explanation
The LPN/LVN contributes bedside observations and data about how the client is responding to interventions. Ordering tests, prescribing therapies, and making medical diagnoses are outside the LPN/LVN scope. Collaboration relies on accurate frontline information.
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