QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
◉Functional Care. Answer: RN responsibility: Delegation
-Task approach (task focused)
-Delegated by the charge nurse to team members
-Breaks nursing care into a series of tasks performed by many
people
-LPN, UAP
Cons
-Can result in fragmented, impersonal kind of care
-Can lead to lack of accountability for the total patient
◉Team Nursing. Answer: RN responsibility: Team leader
-Led by the team leader assignments made according to scope of
practice
-Groups of patients are assigned to a team headed by a team leader
(usually RN)
-Success of team nursing centers on good communication among
team members
-Team conference plays vital role
,◉Relationship-based Nursing/Primary Nursing. Answer: RN
responsibility: Primary Nurse
-Focus is keeping nurse at the bedside to deliver individualized care
by primary nurse
-Nurse plans and directs care of patient over 24-hour period
-Relationship-based practice is new name for primary nursing—RN
manages and coordinates patient's care in hospital and patient's
discharge plan
◉Client-Focused Care. Answer: RN responsibility: Planning and care
delivery
-total care or case method. RN is responsible for planning and
delivering care for the client
-Traditional nursing interventions handled by ancillary workers
under direction of RN
-Moves RNs to higher level of functioning
◉State Boards of Nursing (SBN) 3 functions. Answer: 1. executive
authority- to administer the nursing practice act
-regulations (scope of practice)
2. legislative authority- to adopt rules (not laws) to implement the
act
3. Judicial authority- to deny, suspend, revoke a license / deny an
application for licensure
, ◉Prioritization-Requires immediate action. Answer: -critical
abnormal lab values
-significant change in status
◉Prioritization-non-emergent. Answer: -routine labs
-VS
-Dressing change
-bathing
◉5 rights of delegation. Answer: 1. Right task
2. Right circumstance
3. Right person
4. Right direction/communication
5. Right supervision/evaluation
◉Benefits of Telehealth. Answer: -typically focuses on chronic
disease
-cdan bring experts to areas that may not have access to such
services
◉Nursing shortage is driven by:. Answer: -aging of the population
(including currently practicing nurses)