When a Nurse Delegates a Task to a Support Worker

question 25

Multiple Choice

When a nurse delegates a task to a support worker, what is the first step?

• A)Assessing the support worker's performance
• B)Teaching the support worker the task
• C)Observing the support worker performing the task
• D)Monitoring the support worker over time

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Definitions:

Hyperpolarization

An increase in a cell's membrane potential, making it more negative inside compared to the outside and further from the threshold that causes action potentials.

Absolute Refractory Period

A period immediately following the stimulation during which a nerve or muscle is unresponsive to further stimulation.

Second Messenger System

A method of cellular signaling where the signal from a first messenger is transferred to a secondary molecule inside the cell to elicit a physiological change.

Protein Kinase

An enzyme that modifies other proteins by chemically adding phosphate groups to them, thereby altering their function.