Author Question: Ellen is a novice nurse on your unit. Even though she has come to you highly recommended, as her ... (Read 56 times)

charchew · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Ellen is a novice nurse on your unit. Even though she has come to you highly recommended, as her supervisor, you have noticed some knowledge and skill deficiencies.

These deficiencies have been noticed by her peers as well, who cover for her because she is new and they like her. Which of the following is likely to be the greatest asset to Ellen in improving her performance? a. Ignore Ellen's errors until she has more experience.
b. Instruct staff to avoid working with Ellen until she learns to how do things herself.
c. Ask Ellen to complete a self-assessment, using a standard skills checklist.
d. Encourage staff to report every behavior of Ellen's that is different from theirs.

Question 2

Mary Lou is a nurse in the critical care unit. She works 12-hour shifts. Each shift she is assigned to one or two critical care patients.

She is responsible for planning and delivering the care and treatment for each one of the patients she is assigned to. This is an example of which nursing model? a. Team nursing
b. Managed care
c. Total patient care
d. Functional nursing

millet · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
When other employees are engaged in enabling behavior by covering for the mistakes of one of their peers, the nurse leader may be surprised to discover that the employee does not know or cannot do what is expected of him or her. The nurse leader must remind employees that part of professional responsibility is to maintain quality care and thus they are obligated to report in-stances of clinical incompetence, even when it means reporting a co-worker. Ignoring violations of a safety rule or poor practice is unprofessional and cannot be tolerated. The employee may be asked to do a self-assessment of the listed skills or competencies and then have performance of the skills validated by a peer or co-worker. This is a very effective method for the leader to assess the skill level of employees and to determine whether additional education and training may be necessary.

Answer to Question 2

C
Total patient care has been defined as a case method for organizing nursing care in which nurses are responsible for total care of a client for the hours in which that specific nurse is present. Ex-amples initially occurred in critical care, hospice care, and home health care. The term total patient care has come to mean the assignment of each client to a nurse who plans and delivers care during a work shift.