Using the Leadership and Management Competency Checklist, the nurse preceptor can assist the orienting nurse to obtain skills in leadership and management and to professionally develop their role
Some of the areas involved on this checklist include:
A. Electrocardiogram (ECG), laboratory spe-cimen collection, and physical assessment
B. Specimen collection, nasogastric tube in-sertion, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), and telemetry
C. Team building, communicating, profes-sional role development, and unit man-agement
D. Code cart, IV management, PYXIS classi-fications, and physical assessment
ANS: C
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A Incorrect because these activities are all clinical skills.
B Incorrect because the skills are focused on clinical practice.
C Correct because these skills are leadership and management focused.
D Incorrect because these skills are not clin-ically based.
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