A nurse is acting in a case manager role. In this role, the nurse is participating in the care of a client who has been diagnosed with colorectal cancer and who will receive chemotherapy before having surgery.
What aspect of this client's care will most likely be performed by this nurse?
A) Organizing the client's care to minimize cost and maximize benefit
B) Ensuring that the client's psychosocial and spiritual needs are met during this difficult time
C) Performing dressing (bandage) changes after the client has surgery
D) Teaching other nurses how to safely handle and administer chemotherapy drugs
Question 2
A licensed practical/vocational nurse was working on a busy medicalsurgical nursing unit and saw a charge nurse violate principles of sterile technique.
The licensed practical/vocational nurse approached the charge nurse privately about the matter, and the charge nurse stated that he was in charge, and he would perform the procedure the way he wanted. What action should the licensed practical/vocational nurse take?
A) Do nothing because the charge nurse is his supervisor, and if he says anything, he may be assigned a heavy client load
B) Follow the chain of command in the organization and contact the next person over the charge nurse about the matter
C) Tell the registered nurse (RN) on his team and get help on what to do in this situation because he can trust the RN
D) Tell the physician caring for the client so she can do something about the situation before her client ends up with a hospital-acquired infection
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