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azncindy619

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This morning, the RN is assigned to administer medications to all of the patients on the medical-surgical unit. From this assignment, the RN knows that this organization adheres to which type of patient care delivery model?
 
  1. Total patient care model
  2. Functional nursing model
  3. Primary nursing model
  4. Care management model

Question 2

Select the option that best illustrates a situation in which the person has responsibility.
 
  1. The nursing assistant made an error while measuring vital signs.
  2. The manager made an assignment and then influences the work done.
  3. The team leader is deciding whether to delegate a task to a UAP.
  4. The nurse has started intravenous lines several times and offers to do so for a less experienced nurse.



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Answer to Question 1

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Explanation: 1. The staff working for an organization that uses the total patient care model is assigned to provide all of the care for a patient while in the clinical area.
2. Functional nursing is a task-oriented approach where staff members are assigned to provide a specific task, such as passing out medications for the unit.
3. In primary nursing, the RN assumes 24-hour responsibility for planning, directing, and evaluating the patient's care, from admission to discharge.
4. The care management model, which is similar to case management, focuses on the needs of the integrated delivery system.

Answer to Question 2

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Explanation: 1. This nursing assistant is responsible for the error made. The nurse who delegated the task to the nursing assistant is accountable for any care issues that might arise from the error and selecting the assistant for delegation.
2. This scenario demonstrates the manager's inability to let the person delegated to be autonomous in the work.
3. This is an illustration of accountability. The team leader is accountable for work delegated to the UAP.
4. This is an illustration of competence in tasks.




azncindy619

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Wow, this really help


parshano

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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