A nurse is teaching a patient the side effects of a medication as the nurse is giving the medication to the patient. Which attribute did the nurse display?
a. Efficient care
b. Effective care
c. Using resources
d. Using team communication
A
The nurse used efficient care. Efficient care conserves effort and minimizes interruptions. One way to be efficient is by combining various nursing activities (i.e., doing more than one thing at a time). This takes practice. For example, during medication administration or while obtaining a specimen, combine therapeutic communication skills, teaching interventions, and assessment and evaluation. Effective care is doing the right things, whereas efficient care is doing things right. The nurse did not use resources (equipment, other staff nurses) or team communication (talking to other nursing personnel) in this scenario.
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