Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient
Care END OF SEMESTER EXAM WITH RATIONALS
QUESTIONS AND VERRIFIED ANSWERS FOR MEAN
GRADE OF A+,A GUARANTEED
IMPAIRED STAFF (SAFETY & ETHICS)
Q: What is the priority when a staff member appears impaired?
A:
• Involve the nurse manager immediately
• Ensure documentation and evaluation
LEGAL & ETHICAL PRACTICE (LAW ENFORCEMENT)
Q: What should a charge nurse do when police request a blood sample?
A:
• Stop the procedure
• Verify hospital policy
• Require consent, warrant, or arrest documentation
Q: What tool helps stop unsafe actions?
A: CUSS (Concerned, Uncomfortable, Safety issue, Stop)
CLIENT PLACEMENT & SAFETY
Q: Where should an agitated client with acute altered mental status be placed?
A:
• Room closest to the nurses’ station
INFECTION CONTROL PRIORITIES
, Q: What is the first action when a UAP violates infection control?
A:
• Delegate correction and teaching to the PN
• Address immediately before attending other issues
CRITICAL THINKING & RESOURCE USE
Q: What should the charge nurse do when staff lack a skill (port-a-cath)?
A:
• Stop attempts
• Call a trained resource nurse
STERILE PROCEDURE (IMPLANTED PORT ACCESS)
Q: What actions are required when accessing a port-a-cath?
A:
• Surgical hand scrub
• Sterile field
• Mask, gown, sterile gloves
• Mask placed on client
FOLLOW-UP RESPONSIBILITIES
Q: What delegated tasks require follow-up?
A:
• Infection control correction
• Completion of morning vital signs
CRITICAL LAB VALUES
Care END OF SEMESTER EXAM WITH RATIONALS
QUESTIONS AND VERRIFIED ANSWERS FOR MEAN
GRADE OF A+,A GUARANTEED
IMPAIRED STAFF (SAFETY & ETHICS)
Q: What is the priority when a staff member appears impaired?
A:
• Involve the nurse manager immediately
• Ensure documentation and evaluation
LEGAL & ETHICAL PRACTICE (LAW ENFORCEMENT)
Q: What should a charge nurse do when police request a blood sample?
A:
• Stop the procedure
• Verify hospital policy
• Require consent, warrant, or arrest documentation
Q: What tool helps stop unsafe actions?
A: CUSS (Concerned, Uncomfortable, Safety issue, Stop)
CLIENT PLACEMENT & SAFETY
Q: Where should an agitated client with acute altered mental status be placed?
A:
• Room closest to the nurses’ station
INFECTION CONTROL PRIORITIES
, Q: What is the first action when a UAP violates infection control?
A:
• Delegate correction and teaching to the PN
• Address immediately before attending other issues
CRITICAL THINKING & RESOURCE USE
Q: What should the charge nurse do when staff lack a skill (port-a-cath)?
A:
• Stop attempts
• Call a trained resource nurse
STERILE PROCEDURE (IMPLANTED PORT ACCESS)
Q: What actions are required when accessing a port-a-cath?
A:
• Surgical hand scrub
• Sterile field
• Mask, gown, sterile gloves
• Mask placed on client
FOLLOW-UP RESPONSIBILITIES
Q: What delegated tasks require follow-up?
A:
• Infection control correction
• Completion of morning vital signs
CRITICAL LAB VALUES
