A nurse manager who oversees the provision of community-based care to a large number of clients has been mandated to implement differentiated care over the next year. In order to carry out this directive, the nurse manager must be able to
A) teach each nurse to become a "generalist" rather than a "specialist."
B) identify the evidence that underlies the nursing care that is provided.
C) clearly identify the specific roles and tasks that these nurses perform.
D) hire more licensed practical (vocational) nurses.
Ans: C
Differentiated practice requires that the specific roles that are performed in the
provision of care be clearly identified and delineated. This is necessary in order to appropriately
match individual care providers to particular tasks and functions. Nurses do not need to become
"generalists" nor are more practical nurses necessarily required. Evidence underlying nursing
care should be identified, but this is not necessary for differentiated care.
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