Author Question: The nurse manager is making patient assignments for the shift. What should be the primary guiding ... (Read 48 times)

dmcintosh · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The nurse manager is making patient assignments for the shift. What should be the primary guiding factor in these assignments?

1. Number of staff available
2. Skill mix of the staff
3. Patient needs
4. Physical layout of the unit

Question 2

Why is the professional order entry system important to nurses?

1. Nurses do not have to spend so much time writing orders.
2. It provides a point-of-care system for the nurse.
3. Errors increase due to ease of making errors when typing.
4. This system decreases need for nurses to be policeman.

honnalora · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. This is an important determinant of staff assignments, but is not the most important factor.
2. This is an important determinant of staff assignments, but is not the most important factor.
3. The most important factor in any decision made by any healthcare provider should be patient needs.
4. This is an important determinant of staff assignments, but is not the most important factor.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. Most nurses do not write orders.
2. Point-of-care documentation system is not focused on orders, but rather documentation of care at site of care.
3. Typically, errors are less than when non-electronic methods are used.
4. Rather than nurses checking orders and informing physicians of problems, the electronic system monitors most issues.