Which job responsibilities indicate that a nurse has supervisory capacity? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The nurse makes clinical judgments about client care.
2. The nurse assigns a nurse assistant to care for a team of clients.
3. The nurse discusses client care with the supervising physician.
4. The nurse hires staff to manage units.
5. The nurse retains responsibility for the actions of nurses assigned to provide client care.
2,4,5
Rationale 1: Both staff nurses and supervisory nurses make clinical judgments about client care.
Rationale 2: If the nurse makes assignments to a nurse assistant, the nurse has supervisory capacity.
Rationale 3: Both staff nurses and supervisors discuss client care with supervising physicians and other physicians.
Rationale 4: Hiring staff to manage a unit is a type of assignment that indicates supervisory capacity.
Rationale 5: If the nurse has responsibility for the actions of those to whom client care has been assigned, the nurse has supervisory capacity.
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