Which situations are examples of the nurse directing rather than delegating? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. A nurse manager asks a staff nurse to participate in a standing hospital committee.
2. A staff nurse asks the assistant to sit with the roommate of a client who has just died.
3. During a code blue situation, a nurse tells another nurse to start an IV.
4. A nurse tells an assistant to move a client into the hallway during severe weather.
5. A nurse reminds assistants of standard protocol for evacuation in case of fire.
2,3,4
Rationale 1: This is delegation.
Rationale 2: This situation is a crisis, so this is direction.
Rationale 3: This is a crisis situation, so this is direction.
Rationale 4: This is a crisis situation, so this is direction.
Rationale 5: Because this crisis is not occurring, this is delegation.
Global Rationale:
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