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A new graduate licensed practical/vocational nurse has recently begun working in a new nursing home and has been informed by the manager that she will be responsible to care for clients requiring mechanical ventilation.
 
  The nurse has never cared for a client requiring mechanical ventilation, but did learn how to suction a trachea and read about caring for a client requiring mechanical ventilation. What should the nurse do in this situation?
  A) Care for the clients because it is an expectation of her job, and she has a license allowing her to care for the clients
  B) Watch other nurses caring for clients requiring mechanical ventilation to get an idea of how to care for the clients before caring for her clients
  C) Ask the respiratory therapist to show her how the mechanical ventilator works before caring for the clients assigned, and enroll into classes to learn about caring for clients requiring mechanical ventilation
  D) Ask the manager for further teaching and training about caring for clients requiring mechanical ventilation and admit that she has never cared for a client needing such care
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The nurse should always place the safety of her clients as a first priority. She needs to communicate to the nurse manager that she has not cared for clients requiring mechanical ventilation. The manager can help her get the training she needs to gain competence before caring for the clients requiring mechanical ventilation. A license and education do not equate to competency, and there is not a single nurse who knows all and can do all. Trying to care for clients requiring mechanical ventilation while trying to learn how to do so is not safe practice.
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