A nurse on a postpartum unit is caring for a client.

Exhibits

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Rationale:

A. Providing the client with information about transportation services: This helps address access barriers but focuses on support services rather than directly organizing or integrating healthcare delivery, which is central to coordination of care.

B. Informing the client about providers who accept their health insurance: While helpful, this action centers on financial guidance. It supports access but does not actively bridge or organize care among multiple services or settings.

C. Arranging an appointment for the client with a mobile health clinic: Coordinating an appointment directly connects the client with needed services, especially in underserved rural areas. This reflects active care coordination by ensuring timely access to care and reducing system fragmentation.

D. Encouraging the client to become a self-advocate: Promoting self-advocacy empowers the client in their health journey but does not represent coordination of care. Coordination involves organizing and facilitating access across providers and settings.

Rationale:

A. Ask an experienced nurse to assist with the procedure: Seeking guidance from an experienced nurse supports safe practice and skill development. It ensures the procedure is performed correctly while providing an opportunity for supervised learning, which is appropriate for a newly licensed nurse.

B. Delegate the task to an assistive personnel: Tracheal suctioning is a sterile and invasive procedure that requires the clinical judgment and skills of a registered nurse. It should not be delegated to assistive personnel who are not trained or licensed to perform such procedures.

C. Refuse to take the assignment: Refusing the assignment without attempting to seek help or learn is not a constructive or professional approach. Nurses are expected to seek support when performing unfamiliar but appropriate tasks within their role.

D. Identify that the task is in the scope of RN practice and perform the suctioning: While it is within the RN scope, performing a skill without training or supervision may compromise patient safety. Competence must be demonstrated or developed with supervision before performing independently.