Which process involves transferring responsibility to multiple players, usually with varying degrees of education and
experience, while retaining the ultimate accountability for providing the client care?
Leadership
Delegation
Supervision
Assignment
The registered nurse (RN) is caring for a client who underwent a hysterectomy. Which tasks can be delegated to the
unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to provide quality care to the client?
Recording vital signs
Assisting the client with bathing
Administering oral medications
Preparing the care plan for the client
Administering intravenous antibiotics
What is the ultimate goal of delegation?
To deliver patient care as a team
To maximize patient care outcomes
To improve the working ability of the nurse
To maintain open lines of communication between delegator and the delegate
Which member of the health care team is accountable for initial assessment and ongoing evaluation of client care?
Registered nurse
Licensed practical nurse
Primary health care provider
Unlicensed nursing personnel
Which description by the nurse is a correct explanation of delegation?
The transfer of responsibility for the performance of an activity
The person’s responsibility and accountability for individual actions or omissions
The active process of directing, guiding, and influencing the outcome of an individual
The transfer of both the accountability and responsibility from one person to another
The registered nurse is delegating to four unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP) who are performing various delegated
client care activities. Which UNP needs more education and monitoring?
UNP A DM: measuring blood glucose levels immediately after a meal
,While organizing a community health care program for polio vaccinations, the registered nurse delegates the task of
administering vaccines to the members of the health care team. Who among the health care team is most suitable to
carry out the task?
Technician
Patient care associate
Certified nursing aide
Licensed practical nurse
Which professionals in a healthcare organization can be delegators?
Assistants
Technicians
Registered nurses
Client care associates
A healthcare team is caring for a client with dental pain. Which task is most suitable to be delegated to unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP) to provide effective client care?
Administering analgesics
Administering intravenous antibiotics
Administering nerve block anesthesia
Administering mouth wash for oral hygiene
Which team member is most accountable when delegating a task to the healthcare team?
Certified technician
Registered nurse (RN)
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Which component of delegation is retained while the delegator is delegating the client’s care task to the nursing aide?
Authority
Supervision
Responsibility
Accountability
What entity outlined the principles of delegation for registered nurses?
Nurse Practice Act
Multilevel nursing model
American Nurses Association (ANA)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
,Who would the registered nurse state is accountable for establishing systems to communicate competency
requirements related to delegation?
Registered nurse (RN)
Chief nursing officer (CNO)
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Who is accountable for the ongoing evaluation of a client’s care?
Registered nurse (RN)
Chief nursing officer (CNO)
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP)
Who functions as a liaison between team leaders and other healthcare providers?
Charge nurse
Registered nurse
Nursing manager
Chief nursing officer
What is the role of unlicensed assistive personnel in intravenous (IV) therapy for a client?
Monitoring clinical manifestations
Collecting the data to be used in the assessment of the IV site
Administering IV fluids and medications
Evaluating the client for clinical manifestations
Which task can be delegated to the licensed vocational nurse (LVN)?
Analyzing vital signs
Maintaining oral hygiene
Administering intravenous drugs
Administering oral hypoglycemic agents
Administering intramuscular medications
What is the status of the unit secretary as a member of the healthcare team, which is in the span of control of a
registered nurse (RN)?
Devoid of legal authority
Answerable to the nurse manager
Answerable to the registered nurse
Devoid of performing non-medical tasks
, The registered nurse considers the qualification of the unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP) before delegating a task.
Which right of delegation is followed by the nurse?
Task
Person
Direction
Supervision
Which work is automatically increased for the delegator when there is a decrease in direct client care?
Leadership
Supervision
Delegation
Assignment
Which activity indicates improper follow-through on the part of the delegatee?
Failure to report results
Failure of effective communication
Performing a task in the absence of a delegator
Failure in following guidelines provided by a delegator
A client who sustained a leg fracture is prescribed intramuscular analgesic medication. Which healthcare professional
can be safely delegated this task?
Registered nurse (RN)
Patient care associate (PCA)
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Unlicensed nursing practitioner (UNP)
In a health care setting, there are a limited number of unlicensed nursing personnel. Who would take up the
responsibility of delegation in place of the registered nurse?
Charge nurse
Chief nursing officer
Patient care associate
Licensed practical nurse
experience, while retaining the ultimate accountability for providing the client care?
Leadership
Delegation
Supervision
Assignment
The registered nurse (RN) is caring for a client who underwent a hysterectomy. Which tasks can be delegated to the
unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to provide quality care to the client?
Recording vital signs
Assisting the client with bathing
Administering oral medications
Preparing the care plan for the client
Administering intravenous antibiotics
What is the ultimate goal of delegation?
To deliver patient care as a team
To maximize patient care outcomes
To improve the working ability of the nurse
To maintain open lines of communication between delegator and the delegate
Which member of the health care team is accountable for initial assessment and ongoing evaluation of client care?
Registered nurse
Licensed practical nurse
Primary health care provider
Unlicensed nursing personnel
Which description by the nurse is a correct explanation of delegation?
The transfer of responsibility for the performance of an activity
The person’s responsibility and accountability for individual actions or omissions
The active process of directing, guiding, and influencing the outcome of an individual
The transfer of both the accountability and responsibility from one person to another
The registered nurse is delegating to four unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP) who are performing various delegated
client care activities. Which UNP needs more education and monitoring?
UNP A DM: measuring blood glucose levels immediately after a meal
,While organizing a community health care program for polio vaccinations, the registered nurse delegates the task of
administering vaccines to the members of the health care team. Who among the health care team is most suitable to
carry out the task?
Technician
Patient care associate
Certified nursing aide
Licensed practical nurse
Which professionals in a healthcare organization can be delegators?
Assistants
Technicians
Registered nurses
Client care associates
A healthcare team is caring for a client with dental pain. Which task is most suitable to be delegated to unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP) to provide effective client care?
Administering analgesics
Administering intravenous antibiotics
Administering nerve block anesthesia
Administering mouth wash for oral hygiene
Which team member is most accountable when delegating a task to the healthcare team?
Certified technician
Registered nurse (RN)
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Which component of delegation is retained while the delegator is delegating the client’s care task to the nursing aide?
Authority
Supervision
Responsibility
Accountability
What entity outlined the principles of delegation for registered nurses?
Nurse Practice Act
Multilevel nursing model
American Nurses Association (ANA)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
,Who would the registered nurse state is accountable for establishing systems to communicate competency
requirements related to delegation?
Registered nurse (RN)
Chief nursing officer (CNO)
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Who is accountable for the ongoing evaluation of a client’s care?
Registered nurse (RN)
Chief nursing officer (CNO)
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP)
Who functions as a liaison between team leaders and other healthcare providers?
Charge nurse
Registered nurse
Nursing manager
Chief nursing officer
What is the role of unlicensed assistive personnel in intravenous (IV) therapy for a client?
Monitoring clinical manifestations
Collecting the data to be used in the assessment of the IV site
Administering IV fluids and medications
Evaluating the client for clinical manifestations
Which task can be delegated to the licensed vocational nurse (LVN)?
Analyzing vital signs
Maintaining oral hygiene
Administering intravenous drugs
Administering oral hypoglycemic agents
Administering intramuscular medications
What is the status of the unit secretary as a member of the healthcare team, which is in the span of control of a
registered nurse (RN)?
Devoid of legal authority
Answerable to the nurse manager
Answerable to the registered nurse
Devoid of performing non-medical tasks
, The registered nurse considers the qualification of the unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP) before delegating a task.
Which right of delegation is followed by the nurse?
Task
Person
Direction
Supervision
Which work is automatically increased for the delegator when there is a decrease in direct client care?
Leadership
Supervision
Delegation
Assignment
Which activity indicates improper follow-through on the part of the delegatee?
Failure to report results
Failure of effective communication
Performing a task in the absence of a delegator
Failure in following guidelines provided by a delegator
A client who sustained a leg fracture is prescribed intramuscular analgesic medication. Which healthcare professional
can be safely delegated this task?
Registered nurse (RN)
Patient care associate (PCA)
Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Unlicensed nursing practitioner (UNP)
In a health care setting, there are a limited number of unlicensed nursing personnel. Who would take up the
responsibility of delegation in place of the registered nurse?
Charge nurse
Chief nursing officer
Patient care associate
Licensed practical nurse
