The RN Receives Reports on Eight Clients in the Morning

question 25

Multiple Choice

The RN receives reports on eight clients in the morning. Client assignments are then delegated to an LPN and two nursing assistants. The morning is busy, with physician visits and new client orders, and the RN communicates these new orders to the LPN and nursing assistants. The RN also meets with the case manager to discuss nursing home placement for a client. What type of nursing care delivery system is in place in this hospital?

• A) Critical pathways
• B) Total client care
• C) Team nursing
• D) Functional nursing

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