An assistant can be trusted to bathe an infant who has eczema because it's a simple chore that they can handle well.
It speaks of practical nursing. Instead of specific clients, staff members are assigned to certain tasks.
The nurse who was floated from the telemetry unit would not be well-equipped to care for a small child who has recently undergone GI surgery and needs a strict feeding schedule.
Case Management. For the duration of her whole shift, the nurse is solely responsible for attending to the patient's needs.
The patient requires continuing evaluation by an RN because they are suffering a potentially dangerous diabetes complication.
Because this nurse has previous experience caring for patients who have had cesarean births, she should be able to care for a client who needs significant abdominal surgery.
The nurse has an ethical duty to disclose her level of expertise to the individual in charge of the assignment and the individual in charge of the unit. As a result, the nurse prevents leaving clients behind and putting them in danger.
