A Nursing Unit Has Just Completed a 6-Month Trial of Using

question 29

Multiple Choice

A nursing unit has just completed a 6-month trial of using team nursing to provide care. The overwhelming opinion of the staff is that the experiment was a disaster. What are the most common reasons team nursing is not successful?

• A) There are problems with delegation.
• B) There are problems with the skill set of the UAPs on the teams.
• C) The LPNs on the team do not accept their position of being "in the middle."
• D) Communication on the team or with the nurse manager is flawed.
• E) RNs and LPNs struggle with who is in control and has the power on the team.

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