Which level of management is responsible for shift-by-shift ...

[SGallaher96]

Which level of management is responsible for shift-by-shift coordination and promotion of quality client care?
 
  1. Charge nurse
  2. First level
  3. Middle level
  4. Upper level

Question 2

Which statement by a newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of why it is necessary to structure nursing care? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
 
  Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. It helps to coordinate care to a group of clients.
  2. It organizes care responsibilities.
  3. It ensures that the staff doesn't get overtime.
  4. It improves physician efficiency.
  5. It provides skilled care by skilled staff.

[kkenney]

Answer to Question 1

1
Explanation: 1. The charge nurse is unique to the health care setting. A staff nurse is in charge shift by shift
and accountable to the first-level manager. The first-, middle-, and upper-level managers are
accountable for quality care 24 hours a day.

Answer to Question 2

1,2,5
Rationale 1: Structure is necessary to ensure that care is coordinated.
Rationale 2: Structure is necessary to ensure that all care responsibilities are covered.
Rationale 3: While structure may make nursing care more efficient, it does not ensure that no overtime will be necessary.
Rationale 4: The objective of structuring nursing care is not to ensure physician efficiency.
Rationale 5: Structuring nursing care helps to assign nurses with certain skills to clients whose care requires those skills.
Global Rationale:

[SGallaher96]

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[dantucker]

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