A patient turns his call light on and states, I'm having trouble ...

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A patient turns his call light on and states, I'm having trouble breathing.. Which team members should be delegated to respond to this call light?
 
  a. RN
  b. LPN
  c. Senior student nurse
  d. UAP

Question 2

A person who is experiencing burnout would demonstrate which of the following characteristics?
 
  a. high emotional exhaustion, low personal accomplishment, and high depersonalization
  b. high emotional exhaustion, high personal accomplishment, and low depersonalization
  c. high emotional exhaustion, high personal accomplishment, and high depersonalization
  d. high emotional exhaustion, low personal accomplishment, and low depersonalization

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Answer to Question 1

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A Correct delegation is the RN because this patient requires an assessment to de-termine the cause of his difficulty breathing and the appropriate action for the nurse to take.
B It is not within the staff member's scope of practice to assess unstable patients.
C It is not within the staff member's scope of practice to assess unstable patients.
D It is not within the staff member's scope of practice to assess unstable patients.

Answer to Question 2

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a. Correct: A person who is experiencing burnout is high on emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and low on personal accomplishment.
b. Incorrect: A person who is experiencing burnout feels low personal accomplishment and high depersonalization.
c. Incorrect: A person who is experiencing burnout feels low personal accomplishment, not high.
d. Incorrect: A person who is experiencing burnout feels high depersonalization, not low.