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ts19998

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A nurse is recently hired at an acute care facility. During orientation to her unit, she is given a role chart describing each person's role on the unit.
 
  The chart reflects that the registered nurses are responsible for all admission and discharge assessments and patient treatments. The licensed practical nurses are responsible for administering all medications and the certified nursing assistants obtain all vital signs and administer baths. The nurse recognizes this practice as which model of care?
  a. Case method
  b. Team
  c. Primary
  d. Functional

Question 2

In the United States, each state enacts its own nurse practice acts. Which agency is responsible for nurse practice acts?
 
  a. The American Nurses Association
  b. Institute of Medicine
  c. State Board of Nursing
  d. National League for Nursing



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Answer to Question 1

D
The nurse recognizes this practice as the functional model of care in which care is compartmentalized and each employee is assigned specific tasks and roles with the associating knowledge and skill. In the case method model, one nurse cares for one patient during a single shift. In the team model, a nurse is paired with an LPN or a CNA; then the team is assigned to a specific group of patients.

Answer to Question 2

C
Each state board of nursing is responsible for enacting and enforcing the nurse practice act of its state. The American Nurses Association is a professional organization responsible for guiding and improving nursing practice, usually by setting standards of practice and establishing a nursing code of ethics. The Institute of Medicine provides information and advice concerning health and science policy, for example, its involvement in the project Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN). The National League for Nursing sets standards for all nursing education.



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