CLINICAL NURSING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
10 CORE PATIENT CARE PROCEDURES AND
SAFETY REVIEW 2026
◉ What is the Nurse Practice Act of Aalbama?
Answer: the law that regulates the practice of nursing within each
state, establishes the Alabama Board of Nursing (ABON) and gives
the board authority over nursing practe, the ABON is authorized to
give a license to a person to practice nursing AND has the right to
take it away
◉ What do we call doctors now a days?
Answer: Health Care Providers (HCP)
◉ What types of conflicts do nurses have?
Answer: intrapersonal, interpersonal, intergroup conflict,
organizational conflict
◉ What 10 aspects does a perfect nurse have?
Answer: empathy, detail oriented, communication, intuition, physical
endurance, emotional stability, critical thinking, coordinator of
services, patience, dedication
,◉ What is assigning?
Answer: transferring the authority, accountability, and responsibility
of client care to another
◉ What is delegating?
Answer: transferring the authority and responsibility to another
team member to complete a task, while retaining the accountability
◉ What is supervising?
Answer: directing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of
tasks by another. RNs are responsible for supervising delegated
tasks to an LPN or AP
◉ What is appropriate delegation?
Answer: the transfer of responsibility for the performance of a task
from one individual to another while retaining accountability for the
outcome, the individual receiving the assignment is RESPONSIBLE
for the performance of the task, the individual delegating the task
retains ACCOUNTABILITY for the outcome
◉ What is the difference between accountability and responsibility?
Answer: you can delegate responsibility, but you cannot delegate
accountability to anyone
,◉ What to consider when assigning (client factors)?
Answer: condition of the patient and level of care needed, specific
patient needs or precautions, time commitment
◉ What to consider when assigning (health care team)?
Answer: knowledge and skill of team member, amount of
supervision required, nurse to patient ratio, experience with similar
patients, familiarity of staff with unit
◉ What are the five rights of delegation?
Answer: right direction/communication, right supervision, right
circumstances, right task, right person
◉ What does it mean to have the right direction/communication in
delegation?
Answer: clear, concise, correct, and complete initial and ongoing
directions (include time, expectations, follow-up communication,
etc)
◉ What does it mean to have the right supervision in delegation?`
Answer: oversee assigned/delegated tasks (huddles/checkpoints-
solicit team members opinion; credit team for accomplishments)
◉ What does it mean to have the right circumstances in delegation?
, Answer: long term vs acute vs home health; knowledge and skill of
delegatee, verification of clinical competence, stability of patient's
condition, availability of resources (including human)
◉ What does it mean to have the right task in delegation?
Answer: is it safe to delegate? requires little supervision
◉ What does it mean to have the right person in delegation?
Answer: license, certification and role description; strengths,
experience, competence?
◉ Who can RNs delegate to?
Answer: other licensed nurses: LPN/LVN, RNs
◉ Who can Assistive Personnel (AP) delegate to?
Answer: CNA or CMA, monitor techs, dialysis techs, phlebotomists,
orderlies/house attendants, nursing students
LPNs can also delegate to NAPs
◉ What do RNs delegate tasks based on?
Answer: the needs or condition of the patient, potential for harm,
stability of the patient's condition, complexity of the task,
predictability of the outcome, abilities of the staff whom the task is
delegated
10 CORE PATIENT CARE PROCEDURES AND
SAFETY REVIEW 2026
◉ What is the Nurse Practice Act of Aalbama?
Answer: the law that regulates the practice of nursing within each
state, establishes the Alabama Board of Nursing (ABON) and gives
the board authority over nursing practe, the ABON is authorized to
give a license to a person to practice nursing AND has the right to
take it away
◉ What do we call doctors now a days?
Answer: Health Care Providers (HCP)
◉ What types of conflicts do nurses have?
Answer: intrapersonal, interpersonal, intergroup conflict,
organizational conflict
◉ What 10 aspects does a perfect nurse have?
Answer: empathy, detail oriented, communication, intuition, physical
endurance, emotional stability, critical thinking, coordinator of
services, patience, dedication
,◉ What is assigning?
Answer: transferring the authority, accountability, and responsibility
of client care to another
◉ What is delegating?
Answer: transferring the authority and responsibility to another
team member to complete a task, while retaining the accountability
◉ What is supervising?
Answer: directing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of
tasks by another. RNs are responsible for supervising delegated
tasks to an LPN or AP
◉ What is appropriate delegation?
Answer: the transfer of responsibility for the performance of a task
from one individual to another while retaining accountability for the
outcome, the individual receiving the assignment is RESPONSIBLE
for the performance of the task, the individual delegating the task
retains ACCOUNTABILITY for the outcome
◉ What is the difference between accountability and responsibility?
Answer: you can delegate responsibility, but you cannot delegate
accountability to anyone
,◉ What to consider when assigning (client factors)?
Answer: condition of the patient and level of care needed, specific
patient needs or precautions, time commitment
◉ What to consider when assigning (health care team)?
Answer: knowledge and skill of team member, amount of
supervision required, nurse to patient ratio, experience with similar
patients, familiarity of staff with unit
◉ What are the five rights of delegation?
Answer: right direction/communication, right supervision, right
circumstances, right task, right person
◉ What does it mean to have the right direction/communication in
delegation?
Answer: clear, concise, correct, and complete initial and ongoing
directions (include time, expectations, follow-up communication,
etc)
◉ What does it mean to have the right supervision in delegation?`
Answer: oversee assigned/delegated tasks (huddles/checkpoints-
solicit team members opinion; credit team for accomplishments)
◉ What does it mean to have the right circumstances in delegation?
, Answer: long term vs acute vs home health; knowledge and skill of
delegatee, verification of clinical competence, stability of patient's
condition, availability of resources (including human)
◉ What does it mean to have the right task in delegation?
Answer: is it safe to delegate? requires little supervision
◉ What does it mean to have the right person in delegation?
Answer: license, certification and role description; strengths,
experience, competence?
◉ Who can RNs delegate to?
Answer: other licensed nurses: LPN/LVN, RNs
◉ Who can Assistive Personnel (AP) delegate to?
Answer: CNA or CMA, monitor techs, dialysis techs, phlebotomists,
orderlies/house attendants, nursing students
LPNs can also delegate to NAPs
◉ What do RNs delegate tasks based on?
Answer: the needs or condition of the patient, potential for harm,
stability of the patient's condition, complexity of the task,
predictability of the outcome, abilities of the staff whom the task is
delegated
