Which of the following statements best reflects the nurse's understanding of team nursing?
1. "The team provides the client care and I provide the leadership and decision making."
2. "I will manage the complex care and delegate the remaining care to my LPN and ancillary assistants."
3. "Everyone on the team has responsibilities and is accountable to me regarding the effective execution of that care."
4. "I delegate the care of the clients to the appropriate team members and I am re-sponsible for coordinating and directing that care."
ANS: 4
In team nursing a registered nurse (RN) leads a team that is made up of other RNs, licensed prac-tical nurses (LPNs) or licensed vocational nurses (LVNs), and nurse assistants or technicians. The team members provide direct client care to groups of clients under the direction of the RN team leader. In this model, nurse assistants have client assignments rather than being assigned particu-lar nursing tasks. The remaining options fail to provide an inclusive definition of team nursing.
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