,ATI Delegation Assessment - RN Exam Questions And Answers
2026/2027
SECTION 1: FIVE RIGHTS OF DELEGATION & SCOPE OF PRACTICE (Questions
1-12)
**1.** A charge nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation.
Which of the following elements should the nurse identify as one of the "Five
Rights of Delegation"?
A) Right Reason
B) Right Circumstance
C) Right Evaluation
D) Right Assessment
**Correct Answer:** B) Right Circumstance
**Rationale:** The Five Rights of Delegation are: Right Task, Right
Circumstance, Right Person, Right Direction/Communication, and Right
Supervision/Evaluation. "Right Reason" and "Right Assessment" are not
among the Five Rights.
**2.** An RN is delegating tasks to an LPN and an AP. Which of the following
tasks should the RN delegate to the LPN?
A) Obtaining a clean-catch urine specimen from a client with a UTI
B) Reinforcing teaching about insulin self-administration to a client with
diabetes
C) Ambulating a client who had a stroke 2 days ago
D) Measuring intake and output for a client in stable condition
, **Correct Answer:** B) Reinforcing teaching about insulin self-administration
to a client with diabetes
**Rationale:** Reinforcing teaching is within the LPN's scope of practice;
initial teaching is an RN responsibility. Obtaining a clean-catch urine
specimen, ambulating a stable client, and measuring I&O can be delegated
to AP.
**3.** Which task must be performed by the RN rather than delegated?
A) Obtaining a client's routine urinalysis sample
B) Completing the client's initial admission assessment
C) Assisting a client who requires help ambulating to the bathroom
D) Documenting routine intake and output measurements
**Correct Answer:** B) Completing the client's initial admission assessment
**Rationale:** The RN must complete the initial admission assessment,
which involves critical thinking and nursing judgment. Routine tasks like
obtaining samples, assisting with ambulation, and documenting I&O can be
delegated.
**4.** A nurse is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
Which of the following is an appropriate delegation?
A) Assessing a patient's lung sounds
B) Administering oral medications
C) Providing basic post-mortem care to a client who recently passed away
D) Evaluating a client's response to an anti-hypertensive medication
2026/2027
SECTION 1: FIVE RIGHTS OF DELEGATION & SCOPE OF PRACTICE (Questions
1-12)
**1.** A charge nurse is preparing an in-service program about delegation.
Which of the following elements should the nurse identify as one of the "Five
Rights of Delegation"?
A) Right Reason
B) Right Circumstance
C) Right Evaluation
D) Right Assessment
**Correct Answer:** B) Right Circumstance
**Rationale:** The Five Rights of Delegation are: Right Task, Right
Circumstance, Right Person, Right Direction/Communication, and Right
Supervision/Evaluation. "Right Reason" and "Right Assessment" are not
among the Five Rights.
**2.** An RN is delegating tasks to an LPN and an AP. Which of the following
tasks should the RN delegate to the LPN?
A) Obtaining a clean-catch urine specimen from a client with a UTI
B) Reinforcing teaching about insulin self-administration to a client with
diabetes
C) Ambulating a client who had a stroke 2 days ago
D) Measuring intake and output for a client in stable condition
, **Correct Answer:** B) Reinforcing teaching about insulin self-administration
to a client with diabetes
**Rationale:** Reinforcing teaching is within the LPN's scope of practice;
initial teaching is an RN responsibility. Obtaining a clean-catch urine
specimen, ambulating a stable client, and measuring I&O can be delegated
to AP.
**3.** Which task must be performed by the RN rather than delegated?
A) Obtaining a client's routine urinalysis sample
B) Completing the client's initial admission assessment
C) Assisting a client who requires help ambulating to the bathroom
D) Documenting routine intake and output measurements
**Correct Answer:** B) Completing the client's initial admission assessment
**Rationale:** The RN must complete the initial admission assessment,
which involves critical thinking and nursing judgment. Routine tasks like
obtaining samples, assisting with ambulation, and documenting I&O can be
delegated.
**4.** A nurse is delegating tasks to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
Which of the following is an appropriate delegation?
A) Assessing a patient's lung sounds
B) Administering oral medications
C) Providing basic post-mortem care to a client who recently passed away
D) Evaluating a client's response to an anti-hypertensive medication
