The nurse has assigned vital signs and a.m. care for several clients to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The nurse plans to reassess each client throughout the shift because:
1. The nurse remains accountable for the client's care.
2. The UAP is not trustworthy.
3. A report to the next shift is necessary.
4. The nurse maintains the authority to care for the client's.
1. The nurse remains accountable for the client's care.
Rationale:
The nurse remains accountable for the care of client's during delegation to the UAP. The UAP may be untrustworthy, but the reason the nurse checks on the client's is because the accountability belongs to the nurse. The nurse could take a report from the UAP and report that to the next shift. The nurse transfers the authority for the delegated care to the UAP.
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1. Move the other clients away from the area providing the client privacy to continue the conversation. 2. Stand next to the client and say in a calm, firm voice, "If you cannot lower your voice, you will lose your phone privileges indefinitely." 3. Walk up to the client and softly say, "This conversation appears to be getting you upset, tell this person that you will talk later and come sit with me to discuss what is bothering you." 4. Do nothing. The client does not pose any danger as the person the client is angry with is not physically present.
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Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The client may have multiple primary nurses if transfers within the facility are necessary. 2. Physician satisfaction is decreased. 3. Staff nurses cannot be held legally liable for care provided outside their work hours. 4. It requires a knowledge-based nursing practice model. 5. All persons caring for the client must have excellent communication skills.
What does CICO stand for?
a. Can Intubate, Can't Oxygenate. b. Can't Intubate, Can Oxygenate. c. Can't Intubate, Can't Oxygenate. d. Can Intubate, Can Oxygenate.
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a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. Both primary and secondary