Which of the following actions best reflects accountability for ...

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Which of the following actions best reflects accountability for the client's care outcomes?
 
  1. Reassessing a client's BP when the reported value is higher than usual
  2. Assisting a team member in providing a client with a complete bed bath
  3. Reevaluating a client's pain 30 minutes after administering pain medication
  4. Asking a client's daughter to bring her father's non-skid slippers to the hospital

Question 2

Which statement best reflects the major limitation of the team nursing model?
 
  1. The team really needed an extra pair of hands today.
  2. It complicates things when you have a different team each day.
  3. Getting our two new admissions stabilized took up all of my time today.
  4. My nursing assistants need to be in-serviced on how to do a bladder scan.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
Accountability refers to individuals being responsible for their actions. It means that a nurse ac-cepts the commitment to provide excellent client care and the responsibility for the outcomes of the actions in providing that care. Reassessing an abnormally high BP is the best example of nursing accountability because it shows the nurse being responsible for the accuracy of the as-sessment. The remaining options better reflect nursing responsibility.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 3
One of the limitations to the model is that the team leader does not spend a large amount of time with clients. Depending on the mix of staff members, this sometimes means that clients see an RN infrequently. Risks exist if an RN is unable to make necessary client assessments and be in-volved in important clinical decision making. The remaining options refer to less frequent prob-lems inherent to the team nursing model.

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