Author Question: An RN arrives at work and the nurse manager tells her that the ICU needs more help. The RN is the ... (Read 73 times)

tatyanajohnson · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

An RN arrives at work and the nurse manager tells her that the ICU needs more help. The RN is the most experienced nurse on this unit.

The RN tells the nurse manager she has never worked in the ICU and shares her concerns regarding the lack of familiarity with the technical equipment and protocols of the ICU. The nurse manager states that she understands the RN's concern but is to go to the ICU. How should the RN respond to the situation?

A. Refuse to go to the ICU
B. Go to the ICU and tell the charge nurse that she is ill and needs to go home
C. Go to the ICU and inform the charge nurse of the tasks she is able to perform and those tasks with which she feels she needs assistance
D. Call the nurse manager's supervisor and report her for unsafe delegation

Question 2

An RN is setting up the day's assignments. A newly licensed RN has been floated to the unit. What should the RN consider when making the assignment for the newly licensed nurse?

A. The nurse's age
B. The nurse's knowledge of the institution's standards of practice
C. The nurse's nursing degree
D. The nurse's level of skill