Program and Leadership
This is the main goal of the charge nurse course.
What is standardizing leadership roles and improving patient care
This is assigning tasks to appropriate personnel based on scope and competency.
What is delegation?
This refers to adjusting assignments based on patient acuity.
What is staffing methodology?
This is the most effective way to prevent infection spread.
What is hand hygiene?
This role manages patient placement and hospital capacity.
What is the Bed Coordinator?
This is leadership role focuses on day-to-day unit operations and patient flow.
What is the Charge Nurse?
These are the 5 rights that guide safe delegation.
What are right task, circumstance, person, direction/communication, supervision?
Assignments should always be based on this key patient factor.
What is acuity?
These precautions are used for patients with COVID.
What are airborne precautions?
This concept focuses on patient-centered care including mind, body, and wellness.
What is Whole Health?
This leader is responsible for long-term planning, budgeting, and staffing oversight.
What is the Nurse Manager?
This staff member can perform basic patient care tasks like vital signs and hygiene.
Who is a Nursing Assistant / Health Tech / Corpsman?
A charge nurse must consider this when assigning a float nurse.
What is competency and experience level?
This system ensures correct medication administration using scanning technology.
What is BCMA?
Name one self-care tool encouraged for nurses.
What is mindfulness, exercise, or stress management?
Name one key supporting organizational role that assists nurses in patient care coordination.
What is Case Management / Social Work / Bed Coordinator?
This is a major challenge of frontline leadership when delegating tasks.
What is balancing workload and staff competency?
If unsafe staffing continues, notify this role.
Who is the nurse manager/supervisor?
This is required before administering medications using BCMA.
What is scanning the patient and medication barcode?
This is essential for smooth patient admissions and discharges.
What is communication?
This leadership skill involves guiding staff through conflict while maintaining team cohesion.
What is conflict resolution?
The RN still holds this after delegating tasks.
What is accountability?
This skill helps prioritize care when multiple critical patients are present.
What is clinical judgment / prioritization?
Failure in infection control compliance can lead to this type of hospital-acquired condition.
What is HAI (Hospital-Acquired Infection)?
This leadership trait helps build trust and team performance.
What is accountability or teamwork?