Which indicates a weakness of a functional structure in a ...

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Which indicates a weakness of a functional structure in a long-term care facility?
 
  1. All nursing tasks fall under the nursing department.
  2. The dietary department is responsible for nutritional assessment.
  3. Physical and occupational therapy coordinate and evaluate activities of daily living.
  4. The nursing department is responsible for writing the care plan.

Question 2

Hospital administration is considering the purchase of a robotic pharmacy system. What would be the advantage of this system to the nurses who work in the hospital?
 
  1. The nurse will be able to leave out some of the six rights of medication administration because the robot checks the medications.
  2. The nurse should get medications more quickly because the robot can work more consistently without breaks.
  3. The nurse can delegate medication administration to the nursing assistant because the medications have already been checked.
  4. The nurse can expect that medication administration will be easier and carry less potential for error.

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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. Nursing tasks falling under the nursing department, the dietary department being responsible
for nutritional assessment, and physical and occupational therapy coordinating and evaluating
activities of daily living all reflect a functional structure in which individual departments are
grouped and responsible for specific tasks. A weakness of the functional structure is that
coordination of services across departments is poor. Nursing would find it difficult to write a
care plan without input from other departments while the other options relay stand-alone
tasks with little required input from other departments.

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: The registered nurse must still to complete the six rights of medication administration to ensure client safety.
Rationale 2: Robots should be able to get medications to the floor more quickly.
Rationale 3: The administration of medication cannot be delegated to the nursing assistant.
Rationale 4: There is no assurance that medication administration will be easier.
Global Rationale:

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