The Assigning Nurse Has Responsibilities After Assigning a Task to an Unregulated

question 29

Multiple Choice

The assigning nurse has responsibilities after assigning a task to an unregulated care provider (UCP) . What are those responsibilities? (Select all that apply.)

• A) follow-up with UCP about the task outcome
• B) follow-up and provide ongoing supervision of activities performance
• C) wait until the UCP reports to her
• D) evaluation of the task, including review of information collected

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Definitions:

Cognitive Shortcuts

Mental strategies or heuristics that simplify decision making by reducing the amount of processing required to come to conclusions.

Heuristics

Mental shortcuts or "rules of thumb" that simplify decision-making processes, often used unconsciously.

System I

A term from cognitive science referring to the fast, automatic, and often unconscious way of thinking, contrasted with slower, more deliberate thought.

Dual-Process Theory

The proposal that judgment involves two types of thinking: a fast, efficient, but sometimes faulty set of strategies, and a slower, more laborious, but less risky set of strategies.