A new home health nurse felt overwhelmed and asked to be assigned to a better neighborhood. Why would the agency supervisor decline to change the nurse's assignment?
A. Although just beginning to assess the families, the nurse's continued efforts to visit and support the families will be therapeutic.
B. Lots of nurses are willing to work in nice neighborhoods. What most agencies need are nurses willing to work in poor, needy neighborhoods.
C. The nurse had signed a contract and has to work where assigned, regardless of personal feelings.
D. The nurse is new but is capable of learning and will do better with experience.
Question 2
What should the nurse be certain to accomplish before terminating care with a family? Select all that apply.
A. Allow the family members to express their feelings and reactions to having to terminate care.
B. Criteria need to be established so the family knows when to seek care in the future.
C. Encourage crying or other actions to demonstrate their grief and loss.
D. Express the nurse's feelings about having to end the relationship.
E. Remind the family of the date or goal accomplishment that represents the time for termination.
F. Say good bye for now, but I will keep in touch with you just in case.
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