A nursing unit has just completed a 6-month trial of using team nursing to provide care. The overwhelming opinion of the staff is that the experiment was a disaster. What are the most common reasons that team nursing is not successful? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

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1. If the team leader does not delegate effectively or team members do not accept delegation well, team nursing will not be effective.
2. Problems with UAP skill sets can be overcome by education. This is not a common reason that team nursing does not work.
3. While LPNs can be "in the middle" between the UAP and the RN, there is no indication that this is a common problem.
4. Poor communication is a common problem and can make the team approach ineffective.
5. There is no indication that this is a common issue.

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