Order Leadership and Management

Order Leadership and Management
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Order Leadership and Management
1. Which action is most appropriate for the nurse to delegate to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
1. Assisting a patient with a prosthetic leg to ambulate
to the bathroom
2. Teaching a patient with diabetes about the importance of eating an entire meal
3. Helping a patient to drink contrast media that
was poured into a cup by a nurse
4. Asking a patient who recently had surgery about
the intensity of pain being experienced
2. A nurse case manager is assessing an alert patient who
is a candidate for a nursing home. Which is the best
source of information about this patient?
1. Primary health-care provider
2. Family member
3. Charge nurse
4. Patient
Order Leadership and Management
3. A nurse is in charge of a team consisting of a registered nurse (RN), a licensed practical nurse (LPN),
and a nursing assistant (NA). Which tasks should the
nurse delegate to the LPN for the most effective use of
the expertise of staff members? Select all that apply.
1,___________ Take vital signs on a postoperative
patient one day after surgery.
2.___________ Perform a bed bath for a patient on ~
contact precautions.
3, ________ Obtain a blood glucose level on a
patient with diabetes.
4,__________.- Provide patient education regarding
a dressing change.
5, __________ Discontinue tubing that was used to
administer blood.
4. A nurse on the day shift is annoyed with the nurse on
the night shift and reports concerns to the nurse manager. The day nurse states that the night nurse often
does not complete patient assignments or provide for
needed supplies, such as medication draws that are
missing the next dose of medication, supplies that are
not stocked for isolation rooms, and specimens that
are not collected. What is the nurse manager’s best
response?
1. “What do you think I should do to correct these
problems?”
2. “Which of these jobs can you assign to the nursing
assistant on your team?”
3. “Working nights is difficult, so do you think you
can help the night shift staff when you can?”
4. “When are you available so that I can arrange a meeting for the three of us to discuss these concerns?”
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