The nursing staff on a medical unit approaches the nurse manager to pay for telemetry certification. They are concerned they lack the skills to care for clients with increased acuity and feel telemetry monitoring would increase safety on the unit. What is a priority for the nursing manager when determining scope of practice decisions?

Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu

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Question

The nursing staff on a medical unit approaches the nurse manager to pay for telemetry certification. They are concerned they lack the skills to care for clients with increased acuity and feel telemetry monitoring would increase safety on the unit. What is a  priority  for the nursing manager when determining scope of practice decisions? 
 
   Ramanpreet Kaur Sidhu   
 
 ID: 137304

Accepted Answer

The nurse manager should assess what would be needed to initiate telemetry on the unit

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The nurse manager should ensure this is in the scope of practice of a nurse

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The nurse manager should ensure the nurse's demonstrate competency in rhythm analysis

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The nurse manager should first assess the nurse's readiness to learn

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