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stevenposner · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A newly formed task force is addressing the prevention of violence in the health care organization.

Which group of employees is most likely to experience violence? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Private practice physicians
2. Nurses working in a geriatric unit
3. Nurses working in a pediatric clinic
4. Nurses whose work space includes large waiting rooms
5. Technicians working in the medical laboratory

Question 2

Which statement represents a situation is which delegation is ineffective or inappropriate?

1. The RN asks the LPN to assist with admissions by assessing the clients as they get to their rooms.
2. The RN delegates administration of oral medications for a group of clients to the LPN.
3. The LPN directs the unlicensed assistant to report vital sign changes on a post-operative client to the RN.
4. The nurse manager asks the RN to act as chairperson for today's unit council meeting since the charge nurse went home sick.

connor417 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Rationale 1: Physicians in private practice can control their practice environment. Physicians are not in the group that experiences the most violence.
Rationale 2: Geriatric units are among the sites in which violence is most likely to occur.
Rationale 3: Clinics are among the sites in which violence is least likely to occur.
Rationale 4: Waiting rooms are among the most common sites of health care violence.
Rationale 5: Medical laboratories are isolated areas and are not among the places where health care violence commonly occurs.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: The RN is the only caregiver legally responsible for assessing clients. Thus, the RN cannot delegate this to the LPN, and this is an example of overdelegation.
Rationale 2: It is within the LPN's scope of practice to administer oral medications.
Rationale 3: The LPN can delegate tasks to the unlicensed assistant. Reporting vital sign changes to the RN is within the scope of an unlicensed assistant.
Rationale 4: The nurse manager can delegate to the RN. An RN is a logical substitute for the charge nurse in this situation.
Global Rationale: