Author Question: Which statement best describes the relationship between the student nurse assigned to a hospital ... (Read 32 times)

LaDunn · **on:** Jul 17, 2018

Which statement best describes the relationship between the student nurse assigned to a hospital unit for clinical experience and the unit staff?

a. The student is under direct supervision of the nurse manager of the unit at all times.
b. Students are on the clinical unit to give service to the hospital as they care for patients.
c. The student applies classroom learning under the supervision of faculty members during clinical training.
d. Practical nursing students form a nursing team of their own and are not a part of the larger unit team.

Question 2

Which groups are members of a nursing team?

a. RNs, LPN/LVNs, nursing assistants
b. Radiologists, dietitians, respiratory therapists
c. Occupational therapists, physical therapists, pharmacists
d. Physicians, pharmacists, dietitians, physical therapists

cdmart10 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 17, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Student nurses are not counted as clinical staff when receiving clinical experience on a unit. They are supervised by instructors, and their objective is to apply classroom theory in selected clinical situations. It is not an expectation that a student be under direct supervision of the nurse manager. Students are not unit employees. It is not a usual practice for practical nursing students to form a nursing team of their own and not be a part of the larger unit team on the clinical unit.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
RNs, LPN/LVNs, and nursing assistants are members of the nursing team who have been cross-trained to perform selected nursing tasks. The groups listed in the other options are not considered part of the nursing team.