Posted: July 5th, 2017

The charge nurse is making assignments for the next shift. Which patient should be assigned to the fairly new nurse (6 months experience) pulled from the surgical unit to the medical unit?

The charge nurse is making assignments for the next shift. Which patient should be assigned to the fairly new nurse (6 months experience) pulled from the surgical unit to the medical unit?

A. A 58-year old on airborne precautions for tuberculosis (TB)
B. A 68-year old just returned from bronchoscopy and biopsy
C. A 72-year old who needs teaching about the use of incentive spirometry
D. A 69-year old with COPD who is ventilator dependent