LEADERSHIP – DELEGATION EXAM WITH WELL DETAILED QUESTION & ANSWERS PERFECTLY A+ GRADED WITH RATIONALE

LEADERSHIP – DELEGATION EXAM WITH WELL DETAILED
QUESTION & ANSWERS PERFECTLY A+ GRADED WITH
RATIONALE




The charge nurse is making assignments for a 30-bed cardiac unit staffed with three

registered nurses (RNs), three licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and three unlicensed

assistive personnel (UAPs). Which assignment is most appropriate by the charge

nurse?

1. Assign an RN to perform all sterile procedures.

2. Assign an LPN to give all IV medications.

3. Assign an UAP to complete the a.m. care.

4. Assign an LPN to write the care plans. CORRECT ANSWER>>>>3. Assign an UAP to
complete the a.m. care. -



The primary cardiac nurse is delegating tasks to the unlicensed assistive personnel

(UAP). Which delegation task warrants intervention by the charge nurse of the

cardiac unit?

1. The UAP is instructed to bathe the client who is on telemetry.

2. The UAP is requested to obtain a bedside glucometer reading.

,3. The UAP is asked to assist with a portable chest x-ray.

4. The UAP is told to feed a client who is dysphagic. CORRECT ANSWER>>>>4. The UAP
is told to feed a client who is dysphagic.



The nurse and the UAP enter the client's room and discover that the client is

unresponsive. Which action, according to the American Heart Association (AHA)

guidelines, should the nurse assign to the UAP first?

1. Ask the UAP to check whether the client is asleep.

2. Tell the UAP to perform cardiac compressions.

3. Instruct the UAP to get the crash cart.

4. Request the UAP to put the client in a recumbent position. CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>3. Instruct the UAP to get the crash cart.



The cardiac clinic nurse has told the female unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)

twice to change the sharps container in the examination room, but it has not been

changed. Which action should the nurse implement first?

1. Tell the UAP to change it immediately.

2. Ask the UAP why the sharps container has not been changed.

3. Change the sharps container as per clinic policy.

4. Document the situation and place a copy of the documentation in the employee file.
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>3. Change the sharps container as per clinic policy.



The client on telemetry is showing ventricular tachycardia. Which action should the

telemetry nurse delegate to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?

, 1. Have the UAP call the operator and announce the code.

2. Tell the UAP to answer the other call lights on the unit.

3. Send the UAP to the room to start rescue breaths.

4. Ask the family to step out of the room during the code. CORRECT ANSWER>>>>2.
Tell the UAP to answer the other call lights on the unit



The intensive care unit nurse and a UAP are caring for a client who has had a

coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). Which nursing task should the nurse assign

to the UAP?

1. Monitor the client's arterial blood gases.

2. Re-infuse the client's blood using the cell saver.

3. Assist the client to take a sponge bath.

4. Change the client's saturated leg dressing. CORRECT ANSWER>>>>3. Assist the
client to take a sponge bath



The clinic nurse is making assignments to the staff. Which assignment/delegation is

most appropriate?

1. Request the LPN to escort the client to the examination room.

2. Ask the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to prepare the room for the next client.

3. Instruct the RN to administer the tetanus shot to the client.

4. Tell the clinic secretary to call in a new prescription for a client. CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>2. Ask the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to prepare the room for the
next client