The RN has delegated the care of a fresh postoperative client to ...

[dakota nelson]

The RN has delegated the care of a fresh postoperative client to the LPN on the team. The LPN notifies the RN that the client's vital signs are elevated and that the client is complaining of pain and dyspnea.
 
  Which of the following is the most appropriate action to be taken by the RN?
  A) No further action is necessary as the LPN is experienced.
  B) Request that the LPN offer the client a narcotic analgesic that had been ordered for the postoperative period.
  C) Place a call to the attending surgeon and report that the client is having pain.
  D) Assess the client and analyze the preoperative and perioperative data before calling the surgeon.

Question 2

Which of the following are strategies that can be used to positively affect budget dashboards? Select all that apply.
 
  a. ensure that staff have the right tools that are able be used when needed
  b. participate in the development of action plans to increase patient satisfaction
  c. enhance productivity by taking additional patient assignments
  d. analyze staff time management and efficiency

[nicoleclaire22]

Answer to Question 1

D
Assess the client and analyze the preoperative and perioperative data before calling the surgeon.

Answer to Question 2

A, B, D
A number of strategies are available that can positively impact a budget once it has been developed. Some of these strategies include: ensure that staff have the right tools that are able to be used when needed, participate in the development of action plans to increase patient satisfaction, analyze staff time management and efficiency, reduce length-of-stay by troubleshooting early, learn how a department is reimbursed for covered and excluded expenses, and enhance productivity through rigorous process improvement (not by taking additional patient assignments, as this may lead to a higher potential for patient safety errors).