You are a nurse manager on the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift. You periodically make rounds, observing and checking on your staff and residents. You do this on a regular basis throughout your shift because:
1.
your facility requires you to do so.
2.
the policy manual states this as a regulation.
3.
you are responsible for the behavior of those you manage.
4.
state law requires this action.
ANS: 3
A nurse manager has additional legal responsibilities. As a manager, you are responsible not only for your own behavior, but also for the behavior of those whom you supervise.
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