The charge nurse assesses clients during a mass casualty incident (MCI)and transfers some to other units but discharges others to home. In planning for the admission of critically ill clients from the emergency department, to which nurses will the charge nurse assign the new clients when admitted to the unit?

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A)During the admission of injured clients, the charge nurse would assign the new clients to those nurses with advanced assessment, technical, and communication skills. Advanced practice nurses who have received training in emergency and trauma care will have significantly greater responsibilities than nurses with less training. Nurses do need to have good ethics, sufficient risk-reduction knowledge, and appropriate self-care knowledge during emergency responses. However, during the admission of victims, the charge nurse would want the highly competent nurses caring for the new clients.
B)During the admission of injured clients, the charge nurse would assign the new clients to those nurses with advanced assessment, technical, and communication skills. Advanced practice nurses who have received training in emergency and trauma care will have significantly greater responsibilities than nurses with less training. Nurses do need to have good ethics, sufficient risk-reduction knowledge, and appropriate self-care knowledge during emergency responses. However, during the admission of victims, the charge nurse would want the highly competent nurses caring for the new clients.
C)During the admission of injured clients, the charge nurse would assign the new clients to those nurses with advanced assessment, technical, and communication skills. Advanced practice nurses who have received training in emergency and trauma care will have significantly greater responsibilities than nurses with less training. Nurses do need to have good ethics, sufficient risk-reduction knowledge, and appropriate self-care knowledge during emergency responses. However, during the admission of victims, the charge nurse would want the highly competent nurses caring for the new clients.
D)During the admission of injured clients, the charge nurse would assign the new clients to those nurses with advanced assessment, technical, and communication skills. Advanced practice nurses who have received training in emergency and trauma care will have significantly greater responsibilities than nurses with less training. Nurses do need to have good ethics, sufficient risk-reduction knowledge, and appropriate self-care knowledge during emergency responses. However, during the admission of victims, the charge nurse would want the highly competent nurses caring for the new clients.

The Charge Nurse Assesses Clients During a Mass Casualty Incident