What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)? - Verified Answer: -
ADLs - bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o
swallow precautions) - positioning - bed making - specimen collection -
I&O - VS (stable clients
A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will
care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse
assign to an AP?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration
pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad
cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary
incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - Verified Answer: C
,A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee
arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following info should the
nurse share with the AP?
Select all:
A. the roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with his slippers on over his antiembolic
stockings
C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. the client ate 50 % of his breakfast this morning - Verified Answer: B
C
D
An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning
of the shift. Which of the following assignments should the LPN
question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24 hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean catch urine specimen from a client who was
admitted on the previous shift
C. providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
,D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - Verified Answer:
D
A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which of
the following elements should she identify when presenting the 5 rights
of delegation. Select all:
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances - Verified Answer: B
C
E
A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilities
for the oncoming shift. A client is waiting transfer back to the unit from
the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which staff member should the
nurse assign the client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LVN
D. AP - Verified Answer: B
, What is the study of conduct and character? - Verified Answer: Ethics
What are the values and beliefs that guide behavior and decision
making? - Verified Answer: Morals
What is the right to make ones own personal decisions, even tho those
decisions might not be in the persons best interest - Verified Answer:
Autonomy
What are positive actions to help others - Verified Answer: Beneficience
What is an agreement to keep promises - Verified Answer: Fidelity
What is fairness in care delivery and use of resources - Verified Answer:
Justice
What is avoidance of harm or injury - Verified Answer: Non-maleficence
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands
that this clients choice is an example of what principles?
ADLs - bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o
swallow precautions) - positioning - bed making - specimen collection -
I&O - VS (stable clients
A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will
care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse
assign to an AP?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration
pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad
cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary
incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer - Verified Answer: C
,A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee
arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following info should the
nurse share with the AP?
Select all:
A. the roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with his slippers on over his antiembolic
stockings
C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. the client ate 50 % of his breakfast this morning - Verified Answer: B
C
D
An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning
of the shift. Which of the following assignments should the LPN
question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24 hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean catch urine specimen from a client who was
admitted on the previous shift
C. providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has pneumonia
,D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump - Verified Answer:
D
A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which of
the following elements should she identify when presenting the 5 rights
of delegation. Select all:
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances - Verified Answer: B
C
E
A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilities
for the oncoming shift. A client is waiting transfer back to the unit from
the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which staff member should the
nurse assign the client?
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
C. LVN
D. AP - Verified Answer: B
, What is the study of conduct and character? - Verified Answer: Ethics
What are the values and beliefs that guide behavior and decision
making? - Verified Answer: Morals
What is the right to make ones own personal decisions, even tho those
decisions might not be in the persons best interest - Verified Answer:
Autonomy
What are positive actions to help others - Verified Answer: Beneficience
What is an agreement to keep promises - Verified Answer: Fidelity
What is fairness in care delivery and use of resources - Verified Answer:
Justice
What is avoidance of harm or injury - Verified Answer: Non-maleficence
A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands
that this clients choice is an example of what principles?
