Author Question: The nurse is working on a medical unit with an LPN and UAP as the team members. Which tasks should ... (Read 76 times)

Jipu 123 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

The nurse is working on a medical unit with an LPN and UAP as the team members. Which tasks should the RN complete?

a. Vital signs on a patient admitted from the ED
b. Turning a patient who had a CVA 4 days ago
c. Feeding a patient requiring assistance
d. Recording the I&O on a patient on strict fluid restrictions

Question 2

The communication of ill-defined tasks or duties that makes successful completion unlikely is called:

a. inattention. c. unclear expectations.
b. stress. d. false reassurance.

juiceman1987 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A

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A This patient requires an initial assessment, for which only the RN can be re-sponsible.
B This can be delegated.
C This can be delegated.
D This can be delegated.

Answer to Question 2

C
Unclear expectations are ill-defined tasks or duties that make successful completion unlikely.
Inattention is not paying attention. Stress is a state of tension that gets in the way of reasoning. False
reassurance promises something that cannot be delivered.