delegation - Correct Answers the process of transferring the performance of a task to another member
of the health care team while retaining accountability for the outcome
supervision - Correct Answers the process of directing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of
tasks by another team member
nurses are responsible for supervising the performance of client care tasks they delegate to others
licensed personnel - Correct Answers nurses who have completed a course of study in nursing and
successfully passes either a PN or RN exam
unlicensed personnel - Correct Answers individuals who have had training to function in an assistive
role to licensed nurses in providing client care
ex) CNAs, certified medication assistants (CMAs), dialysis techs, monitor techs, phelbotomists
RNs may delegate to - Correct Answers other RNs, PN, and AP.
PNs may delegate to other PNs and to AP.
RNs may not delegate - Correct Answers the nursing process, client education, or tasks that require
nursing judgement to PNs or to APs.
Predictability of the outcome - Correct Answers will the completion of the task have a predictable
outcome?
Is it a routine treatment?
, Is it a new treatment for that client?
Potential for harm - Correct Answers Is there a chance that something negative could happen to the
client (Bleeding, aspiration)?
Is the client unstable?
Complexity of care - Correct Answers Does the client's care require complex tasks?
Does the state's practice act or the facility's policy allow the delegatee to preform the task, and does she
have the necessary skills?
Need for problem solving and innovation - Correct Answers is judgement essential while performing the
tasks?
Does it require nursing assessment or data-collection skills?
Level of interaction with the client - Correct Answers does the delegatee need psychosocial support or
education during the performance of the task?
Delegatee factors - Correct Answers education, training, and experience
knowledge and skill to perform the task
level of critical thinking that task requires
ability to communicate with others as it pertains to the task
Demonstration of competence
of the health care team while retaining accountability for the outcome
supervision - Correct Answers the process of directing, monitoring, and evaluating the performance of
tasks by another team member
nurses are responsible for supervising the performance of client care tasks they delegate to others
licensed personnel - Correct Answers nurses who have completed a course of study in nursing and
successfully passes either a PN or RN exam
unlicensed personnel - Correct Answers individuals who have had training to function in an assistive
role to licensed nurses in providing client care
ex) CNAs, certified medication assistants (CMAs), dialysis techs, monitor techs, phelbotomists
RNs may delegate to - Correct Answers other RNs, PN, and AP.
PNs may delegate to other PNs and to AP.
RNs may not delegate - Correct Answers the nursing process, client education, or tasks that require
nursing judgement to PNs or to APs.
Predictability of the outcome - Correct Answers will the completion of the task have a predictable
outcome?
Is it a routine treatment?
, Is it a new treatment for that client?
Potential for harm - Correct Answers Is there a chance that something negative could happen to the
client (Bleeding, aspiration)?
Is the client unstable?
Complexity of care - Correct Answers Does the client's care require complex tasks?
Does the state's practice act or the facility's policy allow the delegatee to preform the task, and does she
have the necessary skills?
Need for problem solving and innovation - Correct Answers is judgement essential while performing the
tasks?
Does it require nursing assessment or data-collection skills?
Level of interaction with the client - Correct Answers does the delegatee need psychosocial support or
education during the performance of the task?
Delegatee factors - Correct Answers education, training, and experience
knowledge and skill to perform the task
level of critical thinking that task requires
ability to communicate with others as it pertains to the task
Demonstration of competence
