A Nursing Unit Has Just Completed a 6-Month Trial of Using

Multiple Choice

A nursing unit has just completed a 6-month trial of using team nursing to provide care. The overwhelming opinion of the staff is that the experiment was a disaster. What are the most common reasons that team nursing is not successful? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.

A) There are problems with delegation.
B) There are problems with the skill set of the UAP on the teams.
C) The LPNs on the team do not accept their position of being "in the middle."
D) Communication on the team or with the nurse manager is flawed.
E) RNs and LPNs struggle with who is in control and has the power on the team.