Nursing Care of Children Alternate Item Format Quiz

A charge nurse is planning to utilize a nurse from the hospital's float pool. Which of the following are disadvantages to float pools? Select all that apply. Select one or more: a. Float pool nurses receive a higher rate of pay and typically no benefits. b. Float pools result in a lack of continuity of client care. c. Float pool nurses have the flexibility to choose when they want to work. d. Float pools are adequate for filling intermittent staffing holes. e. Float pools are not a solution to the long term staffing shortages. - b. Float pools result in a lack of continuity of client care e. Float pools are not a solution to the long term staffing shortages. Float pools result in a lack of client continuity because nurses who work in the float pool are typically crossed trained on multiple units, therefore, would not receive the same client care assignment as before. Float pools are adequate for filling intermittent staffing holes, but like agency or registry staff, is not an answer to the ongoing need to alter staffing according to census. A client is prescribed iron dextran intramuscularly using the Z-track method. Place the following steps in the order the nurse should take them to administer this medication. A. Discard the needle used to draw up the irone. B. Pull the skin and subcutaneous tissues sideways away from the muscle. C. Aspirate to determine needle placement. D. Release the skin and subcutaneous tissue. E. Place a new nee