Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - Chapter 4 ( ANSWER KEY FOR MOSBY'S ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING ASSISTANTS WORKBOOK)

Mosby's Textbook for Nursing Assistants - Chapter 4 ( ANSWER KEY FOR MOSBY'S ESSENTIALS FOR NURSING ASSISTANTS WORKBOOK) accountable - ANS Being responsible for one's actions and the actions of others who perform delegated tasks is being _____. delegate - ANS To _____ means to authorize another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation. nursing task - ANS A _____ _____ is nursing care or a nursing procedure, activity, or work that can be delegated to nursing assistants when it does not require an RNs professional knowledge or judgment. Responsibility - ANS _____ is the duty or obligation to perform some act or function. Competent - ANS _____ means having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to perform a task safely and successfully. A nursing assistant delegates a task to a another nursing assistant - ANS Which of the following is not acceptable? What is best for the person at the time - ANS When a nurse decides how to delegate tasks, the decision depends on _____. Changes in Mr. Watson's condition today - ANS You have been caring for Mr. Watson for several weeks. The nurse tells you that she will give his care today. Her delegation decision is based on _____. Communication - ANS At which step of the delegation process would you tell the nurse you have not performed a task before or often? Observes the care that the nursing assistant gives - ANS When the nurse supervises the nursing student, she _____. The right time - ANS Which of the following is not a right of delegation? Supervise others - ANS Which of these tasks cannot be delegated to a nursing student? The task