Delegation Questions And Answers 2022/2023

A nurse is planning to delegate tasks to a a licensed practical nurse (LPN). Which of the following entities is important for the nurse to understand when delegating tasks to the LPN? - Answer - The state Nurse Practice Act A nurse on a med-surg unit is planning to delegate tasks to an adult volunteer. Which of the following tasks should the charge nurse avoid assigning to the volunteer - Answer - observing a postoperative client who is confused A nurse is planning to delegate a task to an assistive personnel. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? - Answer - Provide a clear description of the task to the AP At the beginning of the shift, an RN is preparing assignments for a LPN and an AP. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the LPN? - Answer - inserting a NG tube for a client A nurse is planning client care for herself and an AP. Which of the following should the nurse perform? - Answer - Assessing a client's sacrum for edema A nurse has several tasks to delegate to an AP. Which of the following should the AP perform first - Answer - take an ABG specimen to the lab (others: transport to radiology, pass water, obtain urine sample) A nurse is caring for four postop clients. The nurse can delegate vital signs to an AP for which of the following clients? - Answer - a client who is 3 days postop following gastric bypass surgery (others 1 hr, 2 hr, 3 day craniotomy) A nurse is planning to assign care activities to the AP on her team. Which of the following activities can the nurse assign to the AP? - Answer - accompany a client who has depression to occupational therapy, check the position of a client in soft wrist restraints, sit with a client who has alcohol use disorder and whose last drink was 5 days ago A nurse has received change-of-shift report and is delegating tasks to the AP. The nurse should tell the AP to complete which of the following tasks first? - Answer - perform blood glucose monitoring of a client who has a prescription for short-acting insulin prior to breakfast (others: apply a condom catheter to a client who is incontinent, feed a client, deliver a clean voided urine specimen)