Question 1: Here are several tasks that a staff nurse might need to complete during a shift. Prioritize these tasks from most urgent to least urgent, considering the principles of patient safety, care quality, and time management. Explain your reasoning for the top three tasks. • Administer pain medication to a patient who is experiencing severe pain. • Complete discharge paperwork and instructions for a patient who is ready to go home. • Check vital signs for all patients and record them in their charts. • Respond to a patient who has just pressed the call button. • Update patient care plans and document any changes in condition. • Educate a patient about their new diagnosis and treatment plan. • Change wound dressings for a patient. • Prepare a patient for surgery. • Monitor a patient who is receiving a blood transfusion. • Assist with feeding a patient who needs help.
Question 2: Which, if any of these tasks can be delegated, horizontally or laterally? Explain your reasoning.