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Prioritization, Delegation, and Exam Questions & Answers for the NCLEX ® Examination

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Prioritization, Delegation, and Exam Questions & Answers for the NCLEX ® Examination-You are the charge nurse. A client with chronic pain reports to you that the nurses have not been responding to re ... quests for pain medication. What is your initial action? 1. Check the medication administration records (MARs) for the past several days. 2. Ask the nurse educator to provide in-service training about pain management. 3. Perform a complete pain assessment on the client and take a pain history. 4. Have a conference with the nurses responsible for the care of this client. - 1. Ans: 4 As charge nurse, you must assess the performance and attitude of the staff in relation to this client. After data are gathered from the nurses, additional information can be obtained from the records and the client as necessary. The educator may be of assistance if a knowledge deficit or need for performance improvement is the problem. Focus: Supervision, prioritization LaCharity, Linda A.; Kumagai, Candice K.; Bartz, Barbara (2013-11-22). Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment: Practice Excercises for the NCLEX Exam (p. 3). Elsevier Health Sciences. Kindle Edition. 2. Family members are encouraging your client to [Show More]

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