A Nurse Is a Member of an Interdisciplinary Team That

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nurse is a member of an interdisciplinary team that uses critical pathways. According to the critical pathway, on day 2 of the hospital stay, the patient should be sitting in the chair. It is day 3, and the patient cannot sit in the chair. What should the nurse do?

• A) Add this data to the problem list.
• B) Focus chart using the DAR format.
• C) Document the variance in the patient's record.
• D) Report a positive variance in the next interdisciplinary team meeting.

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