Management of CarePregunta 17 de 120
Which principle should guide the nurse when assigning client care during a staffing shortage?
a.Match client acuity and complexity to staff competency
b.Assign the most clients to the least experienced staff
c.Give all unstable clients to a single nurse to concentrate care
d.Distribute clients randomly to save time
Explicación
Safe assignment matches client acuity to the skill and scope of the staff member. Overloading unstable clients on one nurse or assigning complex clients to novices threatens safety.
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