The student nurse is preparing to perform a rapid assessment as the more experienced nurse observes. Which statement by the student nurse indicates that further education is required?
1. "The rapid assessment should last approximately 10 minutes."
2. "I should perform a rapid assessment for all of my assigned clients at the beginning of the shift to help me prioritize care."
3. "The rapid assessment will help me establish baseline data about the client."
4. "After I perform the rapid assessments on the clients I've been assigned, I can go back and get more information during my routine assessments."
Correct Answer: 1
The nurse should be able to perform the rapid assessment within 1 minute, not 10 minutes. It will be helpful for the nurse to help plan care for the clients that have been assigned to the new nurse by performing rapid assessments at the beginning of the shift on all of the assigned clients. The rapid assessment helps the nurse establish baseline data about the client. Following the rapid assessment, the nurse can go back later and perform a routine assessment to gather more information about the client.
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