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‭Chapter 3:‬ ‭Health Promotion & Maintenance‬ ‭Overview‬ ‭Welcome‬ ‭to‬‭the‬‭realm‬‭of‬‭Health‬‭Promotion‬‭and‬‭Maintenance‬‭on‬‭the‬‭NCLEX-LPN®‬‭exam.‬‭Approximately‬ ‭6-12%‬ ‭of‬‭the‬‭questions‬‭on‬‭this‬‭crucial‬‭test‬‭pertain‬‭to‬‭this‬‭essential‬‭category.‬‭Within‬‭this‬‭domain,‬‭you‬‭will‬ ‭encounter‬ ‭inquiries‬ ‭centered‬ ‭around‬ ‭expected‬ ‭growth‬ ‭and‬ ‭development‬ ‭principles,‬ ‭preventative‬ ‭measures,‬‭early‬‭detection‬‭of‬‭health‬‭issues,‬‭and‬‭effective‬‭strategies‬‭to‬‭attain‬‭optimal‬‭well-being.‬‭Gaining‬ ‭a‬‭solid‬‭understanding‬‭of‬‭these‬‭concepts‬‭will‬‭equip‬‭you‬‭with‬‭the‬‭knowledge‬‭needed‬‭to‬‭excel‬‭in‬‭this‬‭vital‬ ‭area‬ ‭of‬ ‭nursing‬ ‭practice.‬ ‭So,‬ ‭let's‬ ‭dive‬ ‭in‬ ‭and‬ ‭explore‬ ‭the‬ ‭key‬ ‭components‬ ‭of‬ ‭Health‬ ‭Promotion‬ ‭and‬ ‭Maintenance to help you succeed on your NCLEX-LPN® journey.‬ ‭Learning Objectives‬ ‭1.‬ ‭Apply‬ ‭knowledge‬ ‭of‬ ‭ante/intra/postpartum‬ ‭and‬ ‭newborn‬ ‭care‬ ‭to‬ ‭support‬ ‭clients‬ ‭effectively‬ ‭during these stages.‬ ‭2.‬ ‭Understand the Aging Process‬ ‭3.‬ ‭Identify developmental stages and transitions and their relevance to client health.‬ ‭4.‬ ‭Implement‬‭strategies‬‭for‬‭health‬‭promotion,‬‭disease‬‭prevention,‬‭and‬‭risk‬‭assessment‬‭in‬‭nursing‬ ‭practice.‬ ‭The Role of the LPN in the Maternal/Child Setting‬ ‭The‬‭LPN‬‭scope‬‭of‬‭practice‬‭is‬‭established‬‭by‬‭each‬‭state's‬‭Nursing‬‭Practice‬‭Act,‬‭according‬‭to‬‭the‬‭National‬ ‭Council‬‭of‬‭State‬‭Boards‬‭of‬‭Nursing.‬‭Some‬‭states‬‭enable‬‭LPNs‬‭to‬‭delegate‬‭to‬‭and‬‭oversee‬‭LPNs‬‭and‬‭other‬ ‭unlicensed‬ ‭assistance‬ ‭professionals.‬ ‭Individual‬ ‭states‬ ‭establish‬ ‭criteria‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭precise‬‭jobs‬‭that‬‭LPNs‬ ‭may‬ ‭perform.‬ ‭To‬ ‭address‬ ‭the‬ ‭duties‬ ‭that‬ ‭an‬ ‭LPN‬ ‭may‬ ‭undertake,‬ ‭it‬ ‭is‬ ‭required‬ ‭to‬ ‭refer‬‭to‬‭the‬‭nursing‬ ‭process,‬ ‭which‬ ‭was‬ ‭developed‬ ‭as‬ ‭a‬ ‭framework‬ ‭for‬ ‭nursing‬ ‭standards‬ ‭of‬ ‭practice‬ ‭in‬ ‭clinical‬ ‭care.‬ ‭Assessment,‬ ‭diagnosis,‬ ‭planning,‬ ‭execution,‬ ‭and‬ ‭evaluation‬ ‭are‬ ‭the‬ ‭five‬ ‭processes‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭nursing‬ ‭process.‬ ‭According‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭LPN's‬ ‭scope‬ ‭of‬ ‭practice,‬ ‭the‬ ‭LPN‬ ‭is‬ ‭only‬ ‭involved‬ ‭in‬ ‭four‬ ‭of‬ ‭these‬ ‭five‬ ‭processes; the diagnosis step is kept for physicians, APRNs, and RNs.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Assessment‬ ‭:‬ ‭In‬ ‭the‬ ‭assessment‬ ‭phase,‬‭the‬‭LPN‬‭includes‬‭basic‬‭data‬‭collection‬‭that‬‭is‬‭used‬‭for‬ ‭assessment.‬ ‭They‬ ‭can‬ ‭collect‬ ‭basic‬ ‭data,‬ ‭compare‬ ‭it‬ ‭against‬ ‭standard‬ ‭measures,‬ ‭and‬‭identify‬ ‭any‬‭correlations‬‭with‬‭the‬‭findings.‬‭The‬‭main‬‭methods‬‭used‬‭to‬‭collect‬‭data‬‭are‬‭health‬‭interviews,‬ ‭physical examination, and observation.‬ ‭●‬ ‭Diagnosis‬ ‭:‬ ‭Although‬ ‭the‬ ‭LPN‬ ‭cannot‬ ‭determine‬ ‭a‬ ‭nursing‬ ‭diagnosis,‬ ‭they‬ ‭assist‬ ‭the‬ ‭RN‬ ‭in‬ ‭determining‬‭the‬‭problems‬‭and‬‭priority‬‭of‬‭the‬‭client‬‭through‬‭prompt‬‭and‬‭accurate‬‭communication‬ ‭of client needs.‬ ‭At the end of this chapter, you should be able to:‬

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