A nurse of a medical-surgical unit is assigning tasks to Ambulate a client who has a cane.
an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following tasks Transfer a client to a stretcher.
should the nurse delegate to the AP? Select all Record urinary output.
An RN is delegating care activities to a LPN. Which of the
following is the priority criterion the RN should consider State nurse practice act for the LPN
when delegating?
A nurse has several tasks to delegate to an AP. Which of the
Take an ABG specimen to the lab
following tasks should the nurse ask the AP to perform?
Accompany a client who has depression to OT.
A nurse is planning to assign activities to the AP on her
Check the position of a client in soft wrist restraints.
team. Which of the following activities can the nurse as-
Sit with a client who has alcohol use disorder and whose
sign to the AP?
last drink was 5 days ago
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report at the start
of the shift. Which of the following statements by the
The clients BP and pulse have been fluctuating throughout
nurse giving report indicated to the oncoming nurse that
the day
she should assume total care for the client, rather than
assigning tasks to an AP?
An RN is making nursing statt assignments for his team
The client who is actively dying and requires IV pain med-
consisting of himself, two LPNs, and an AP. Which of the
ication
following clients should he assume responsibility for?
A nurse is planning care for four clients and is assigning
Reinforce teaching to a client to begin taking enoxaprin at
tasks to an LPN and an AP. Which of the following should
home following a hip arthroplasty.
the nurse assign to the LPN?
A nurse is planning to delegate tasks to a LPN. Which
of the following entities is important for the nurse to The state nurse practice act
understand when delegating tasks to the LPN?
A nurse has received change of shift report and is del-
Perform blood glucose monitoring of a client who has a
egating tasks to the AP. The nurse should tell the AP to
prescription for short-acting insulin prior to breakfast
complete which of the following tasks first?
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, NURS 465 practice questions for delegation Questions with Verified Answers
A nurse manager is providing an inservice program about
delegation to AP with statt nurses on the unit. Which of The nurse should consider the APs level of experience
the following statements by a statt nurse indicates an when making delegation decisions
understanding of the teaching?
Obtain vital signs from a client who is six hours postoper-
A nurse and an experienced LPN are caring for a group ative.
of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse Administer a tap-water enema to a client who is preoper-
delegate to the LPN? Select all ative.
Catheterizing a client who has not voided in 8 hours.
A nurse in a long-term care facility has assigned a task
to an AP. The AP refuses to perform the task. Which of I need to talk to you about the unit policies regarding client
the following is an appropriate statement for the nurse to assignments.
make?
An AP reports to the nurse that a client who is 3 days
postoperative following an abdominal hysterectomy has
Obtain vitals signs
a dressing that is saturated with blood. Which of the
following tasks should the nurse delegate to the AP?
A nurse is assisting a newly licensed nurse with delegating
tasks to an assistive personnel on the unit. Which of the Delegation permits a designated individual to meet a goal
following statements by the nurse explains the purpose of on your behalf.
delegation?
A nurse and an AP are providing care for four clients who
were admitted to the med-surg unit on the previous shift.
A client who has a lumbrosacral spinal tumor
The nurse should delegate meal assistance for which of
the following clients to the AP?
A charge nurse notes that a statt nurse delegates an unfair
share of tasks to the AP and the nurses on the next shift
I need to talk to you about unit expectations regarding
report the statt nurse frequently leaves tasks uncomplet-
delegating and completing tasks.
ed. Which of the following statements should the charge
nurse make to resolve this conflict?
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