The nurse is caring for a postoperative client. The physician has written orders for a pain medication, and the order gives a dosage range for the amount the nurse may give depending on the severity of the client's pain
This type of functioning within the health care team is called:
A) authoritative functioning.
B) independent functioning.
C) assistive functioning.
D) dependent functioning.
E) collaborative functioning.
Ans: E
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Nurses manage collaborative problems using both nurse- and physician-prescribed interventions to reduce the risk of complications (Carpenito-Moyet, 2009).
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