NR-446 EXAM 1 COLLABORATIVE
HEALTHCARE LATEST UPDATE
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS GRADED A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
supervising - Answer: is the process of directing, monitoring,
and evaluating the performance of tasks by another member of
the health care team. RNs are responsible for the supervision of
client care tasks delegated to APs and PNs.
delegating - Answer: is the process of transferring the authority
and responsibility to another team member to complete a task,
while retaining the accountability
Assigning - Answer: is the process of transferring the authority,
accountability, and responsibility of client care to another
member of the health care team.
5 Rights of Delegation - Answer: Right task, Right person, Right
direction/communication, Right circumstance, Right
supervision/evaluation
,Right task - Answer: is repetitive, requires little supervision, and
is relatively noninvasive for the client. Identify what tasks are
appropriate to delegate for each specific client
Right person - Answer: Assess and verify the competency of the
health care team member. The task must be within the team
member's scope of practice. The team member must have the
necessary competence/training.
Right direction/communication - Answer: Data that needs to be
collected ● Method and time line for reporting, including when
to report concerns/findings ● Specific task(s) to be performed;
client-specific instructions ● Expected results, time lines, and
expectations for follow-up communication. clear and concise
language
Right circumstance - Answer: Assess the health status and
complexity of care required by the client. ● Match the
complexity of care demands to the skill level of the health care
team member. ● Consider the workload of the team member.
right supervision/evaluation - Answer: Provide supervision,
either directly or indirectly (assigning supervision to another
,licensed nurse). ● Provide clear directions and expectations of
the task to be performed (time frames, what to report). ●
Monitor performance. ● Provide feedback. ● Intervene if
necessary
What can RN's not delegate to UAP or LPN? - Answer: (teaching,
evaluation, or assessment) the nursing process, client education
or tasks that require clinical judgement
Leadership - Answer: an interactive process that provides
needed guidance and direction
Type of leadership - Answer: autocratic, democratic, laissez-
faire, transactional, transformational, servant-leader,
interactional
Autocratic/Authoritative leadership - Answer: Makes decisions
for the group. ● Motivates by coercion. ● Communication
occurs down the chain of command. ● Work output by staff is
usually high: good for crisis situations and bureaucratic settings.
● Effective for employees with little or no formal education.
Democratic leadership - Answer: Includes the group when
decisions are made. ● Motivates by supporting staff
, achievements. ● Communication occurs up and down the chain
of command. ● Work output by staff is usually of good quality:
good when cooperation and collaboration are necessary.
laissez-faire leadership - Answer: Makes very few decisions, and
does little planning. ● Motivation is largely the responsibility of
individual staff members. ● Communication occurs up and down
the chain of command and between group members. ● Work
output is low unless an informal leader evolves from the group.
● Effective with professional employees.
transformational leader - Answer: empower followers to
assume responsibility for a communal vision, and personal
development is a secondary outcome. *focus on empowerment
and vision
transactional leader - Answer: focus on immediate problems,
maintaining the status quo and using rewards to motivate
followers. *Focus is mainly on tasks and getting the job done.
interactional leadership - Answer: the leadership behavior is
generally determined by the relationship between the leaders
personality and the specific situation
HEALTHCARE LATEST UPDATE
VERIFIED QUESTIONS & DETAILED
EXPLANATIONS GRADED A+
Professional Academic Assistance Services
supervising - Answer: is the process of directing, monitoring,
and evaluating the performance of tasks by another member of
the health care team. RNs are responsible for the supervision of
client care tasks delegated to APs and PNs.
delegating - Answer: is the process of transferring the authority
and responsibility to another team member to complete a task,
while retaining the accountability
Assigning - Answer: is the process of transferring the authority,
accountability, and responsibility of client care to another
member of the health care team.
5 Rights of Delegation - Answer: Right task, Right person, Right
direction/communication, Right circumstance, Right
supervision/evaluation
,Right task - Answer: is repetitive, requires little supervision, and
is relatively noninvasive for the client. Identify what tasks are
appropriate to delegate for each specific client
Right person - Answer: Assess and verify the competency of the
health care team member. The task must be within the team
member's scope of practice. The team member must have the
necessary competence/training.
Right direction/communication - Answer: Data that needs to be
collected ● Method and time line for reporting, including when
to report concerns/findings ● Specific task(s) to be performed;
client-specific instructions ● Expected results, time lines, and
expectations for follow-up communication. clear and concise
language
Right circumstance - Answer: Assess the health status and
complexity of care required by the client. ● Match the
complexity of care demands to the skill level of the health care
team member. ● Consider the workload of the team member.
right supervision/evaluation - Answer: Provide supervision,
either directly or indirectly (assigning supervision to another
,licensed nurse). ● Provide clear directions and expectations of
the task to be performed (time frames, what to report). ●
Monitor performance. ● Provide feedback. ● Intervene if
necessary
What can RN's not delegate to UAP or LPN? - Answer: (teaching,
evaluation, or assessment) the nursing process, client education
or tasks that require clinical judgement
Leadership - Answer: an interactive process that provides
needed guidance and direction
Type of leadership - Answer: autocratic, democratic, laissez-
faire, transactional, transformational, servant-leader,
interactional
Autocratic/Authoritative leadership - Answer: Makes decisions
for the group. ● Motivates by coercion. ● Communication
occurs down the chain of command. ● Work output by staff is
usually high: good for crisis situations and bureaucratic settings.
● Effective for employees with little or no formal education.
Democratic leadership - Answer: Includes the group when
decisions are made. ● Motivates by supporting staff
, achievements. ● Communication occurs up and down the chain
of command. ● Work output by staff is usually of good quality:
good when cooperation and collaboration are necessary.
laissez-faire leadership - Answer: Makes very few decisions, and
does little planning. ● Motivation is largely the responsibility of
individual staff members. ● Communication occurs up and down
the chain of command and between group members. ● Work
output is low unless an informal leader evolves from the group.
● Effective with professional employees.
transformational leader - Answer: empower followers to
assume responsibility for a communal vision, and personal
development is a secondary outcome. *focus on empowerment
and vision
transactional leader - Answer: focus on immediate problems,
maintaining the status quo and using rewards to motivate
followers. *Focus is mainly on tasks and getting the job done.
interactional leadership - Answer: the leadership behavior is
generally determined by the relationship between the leaders
personality and the specific situation
