Alwaysbnbebnfamiliarbnwithbnyourbnstatebnboardbnrulesbnandbnregulationsbnforbndelegation.
-Referbntobnyoubnfacilitybnpoliciesbnandbnproceduresbnforbnrolesbnandbnresponsibilitiesbnforbntaskbndelegation.
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NEVERbnassume!bnAlwaysbnensurebnthosebnyoubnarebndelegatingbntobn(RN,bnLVN/LPNbnand/orbnUAP)bnhavebnthebntrainingbnandbnskillb
nsetbntobncomplete bnthebntaskbndelegatedbntobnthem.
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Alwaysbnvalidate!bnIfbnyoubnarebnunsurebnifbnabnstattbnmemberbndoesbnnotbnhavebnthebnknowledgebnorbnskillsbntobncompletebnabntask,bnaskbnt
hembntobndemonstratebnbybnstatingbn"Pleasebnshowbnmebnhowbnyoubnwouldbndobnthis".
2. UAPbnDelegation::bn-Settingbnbedbnalarms,bnVS.
-CheckbnpatientbnstatusbnasbndirectedbnbybnthebnRN-bnmustbnreportbnfindingsbntobnthebnRNbn("arebnyoubnstillbnhavingbnpain?").
-Emptyingbndrainagebndevicesbn(indwellingbnurinarybncats,bnsuprapubicbncaths,bnJPbndrains,bnetc).
-Recordbnmeals/routines.
-TypicallybnUAPsbndobnnotbncarebnforbnchestbntubesbn(evenbndrainage).bnUAPsbncannotbngivebnmedication.
3. LVN/LPNbnDelegations::bn-Dressingbnchanges.
-ApplybnO2.
-GivebnPO,bnIM,bnSQbnmedications.
-Enemas.
-Urinaryb n catheterb n insertion.
-Canbncarebnforbnstablebnpatientsbnthatbnarebnnotbncomplex.
-NobnIVsbnorbnIVbnmedications.
4. AsbnthebnRNbnyoubnMUSTbncompletebnthebnfollowingbnitems,bntheybncannotbnbebndel
egat-bned::bn-Assessments/bnreassessments.
-Evaluationbn(thinkbnnursingbnprocess).
-Education/teaching.
-Transfersbn(onbnorbnottbnthebnunit-theybnwillbnneedbnanbnassessment).
-Postbnmortembncare.
-Abnormalbnresults.
-Planbnofbncarebndevelopment.
-Goingbntobnorbncomingbnfrombnsurgerybn(includesbnprebnopbncheckbnlistsbnandbninitialbnpostbnopbnassessment).
5. ThingsbntobnrememberbnasbnanbnRNbndelegating::bn-
Alwaysbnremember,bnasbnanbnRN,bnyoubnwillbnalsobnbebndelegatedbntoo-
, thisbnmeansbnthebnfirstbnstepbnwhenbnabnpatientbnassignmentbnorbntaskbnisbndelegatedbntobnYOUbnisbntobnfigurebnoutbnwhatbnisbnneed
bn
edbnorbnrequired.