The nurse is assigned the care of two clients when the primary ...

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The nurse is assigned the care of two clients when the primary nurse is not working. The facility practices pure primary nursing, so who has responsibility for the care of these clients during the nurse's shift?
 
  1. The nurse providing care has sole responsibility for the clients.
  2. The charge nurse for the shift has responsibility for the clients until the primary nurse returns to work.
  3. The primary nurse has responsibility for the clients even when it is her day off.
  4. The physician is responsible for the client's care until the primary nurse returns to work.

Question 2

When leading a support group for clients who have lost a limb, the nurse lists the following as elements in the grief process: Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. Not everyone goes through the stages of grief in the same order.
  2. Once a person experiences a stage of grief, he moves on to the next stage.
  3. The client can expect to reach the acceptance stage within 6 months.
  4. Counseling might be necessary if the depression stage is not experienced within 6 months.
  5. The amount of time spent in each stage differs from person to person.

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Answer to Question 1

3
Rationale: Following a strictly pure primary care delivery system, the primary nurse has responsibility for the client 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and leaves detailed information and a nursing care plan for others to follow when providing care. The nurse providing care in the absence of the primary care nurse is still responsible for his own actions.

Answer to Question 2

1,5
Rationale: Those experiencing grief will process the event in their own order.