The nurse is preparing to begin the patient hand-off procedure for five patients. Who should the nurse include in this process?
a. Only the licensed nurses
b. The unit health care personnel
c. The entire interdisciplinary team
d. The nurses and healthcare provider
B
All the healthcare personnel on the unit who will be interacting with this group of patients should actively participate in the patient hand-off. This would include nursing assistive personnel (NAP) and the nurses. An interdisciplinary team usually meets when there is a problem with a patient and all the team members need to discuss approaches and plans with and for a patient. The healthcare provider does not participate in the patient hand-off procedure. The provider makes rounds on a specific group of patients.
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