You are the only registered nurse on duty at a nursing home on the evening shift. it is 4 p. m. two nursing assistants are also working this evening. one registered nurse is on call if you need her, but she told you that she wants to attend her sons basketball game this evening.
your duties are:
• administer oral medications to twelve clients at 5 p. m., eight clients at 8 p. m., and three clients at 10 p. m.
• administer an intravenous medication to a client starting at 6 p. m. this takes an hour and must be checked every 10 minutes by a registered nurse.
• change the dressings on a clients open wound every 3 hours.
• complète several reports that were due last week.
•answer the phone whenever it rings.
•go over some quality assurance policies for the facility administrator.
you get a call from the hospital telling you that a client is being discharged to your facility and will be there in about an hour. determine your priorities. how will you organize your time to deal with your responsibilities?