A nurse has been asked to teach newly hired nurses how to operate some client care equipment that the unit has just received. The nurse says, "I'd love to do this, but someone else will need to take my clients today." How should the manager respond?

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1. The teaching assignment should not be seen as a chance to get away from caring for clients.
2. Teaching is not to be seen as a break from the "real" work of the unit.
3. On-the-job training is done on the unit in real time with real clients.
4. On-the-job instruction does not mean extra pay.

A Nurse Has Been Asked to Teach Newly Hired Nurses