The charge nurse has assessed clients during a mass casualty incident (MCI) and transferred some to other units and some to be discharged to home
In planning for the admission of critically ill clients from the emergency department, the charge nurse assigns the new clients to nurses who have: 1. Exceptional self-care methods.
2. Impeccable ethics.
3. Risk-reduction knowledge.
4. Advanced technical skills.
4. Advanced technical skills.
Rationale:
During the admission of injured clients, the charge nurse would assign the new clients to those nurses with advanced assessment, technical, and communication skills. Nurses do need to have good ethics, sufficient risk-reduction knowledge, and appropriate self-care knowledge during emergency responses. However, during the admission of victims, the charge nurse would want the highly competent nurses caring for the new clients.
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