A staff nurse has kept a time log to assist her in developing her time management skills. After a week, she reviews the log with her nurse manager and notices that there were several times that she was waiting for supplies and missing medications
The nurse manager suggests which of the following? a. Notifying the pharmacy and central supply that there are delays in supply delivery
b. Gathering supplies and checking for the availability of medications so they can be ordered prior to starting care
c. Informing the prior shift that this is a problem
d. Completing an occurrence report so qual-ity assurance will investigate the problem
B
Changes in patient conditions and medical orders occur frequently, which require new or differ-ent equipment and medications to be added or changed. It is always best, particularly if it is known that there are discrepancies in this area, to check to see whether all needed supplies are available before initiating care.
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