A nursing instructor advises a student nurse to complete time-consuming tasks through minitasking. The rules for minitasking include the minitask

a. should be complex.
b. must be simple to perform.
c. should never be written.
d. should take at least 10 minutes.


ANS: B
A minitask must be simple to perform and take no more than 5 minutes. For best results, minitasks need to be written down and carried for quick reference.

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The nurse notes that an older client is withdrawn and has lost weight over the last few weeks. What should the nurse suggest to help this client?

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