Delegation (Must Study) Questions
and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which assignment should the RN avoid giving to the UAP?
A. Making an unoccupied bed
B. Helping a patient eat
✔✔C. Monitoring a patient’s chest tube drainage
D. Recording urine output
Which patient should be directly assessed by the RN?
A. A patient with stable postoperative pain
✔✔B. A patient reporting new onset chest pain
C. A patient needing assistance to the bathroom
D. A patient requesting extra pillows
Which intervention can the RN safely delegate to the UAP?
A. Teaching incentive spirometry use
✔✔B. Taking daily weights on stable patients
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,C. Adjusting oxygen therapy settings
D. Assessing nutritional intake
Which responsibility cannot be delegated to an LPN?
A. Administering oral medications
B. Giving subcutaneous insulin
✔✔C. Performing the first assessment after admission
D. Reinforcing wound care instructions
Which activity is appropriate for the UAP during shift change?
A. Explaining medication side effects
B. Evaluating a patient’s pain
✔✔C. Stocking supplies in patient rooms
D. Adjusting IV pump settings
Which action should be performed by the RN rather than delegated?
A. Feeding a confused patient
✔✔B. Interpreting laboratory results
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,C. Assisting a patient to stand up
D. Taking vital signs on a stable patient
Which task is appropriate for delegation to an LPN?
✔✔A. Administering intramuscular vaccines
B. Completing discharge teaching
C. Adjusting ventilator settings
D. Performing a full nursing assessment
Which activity is safe to delegate to the UAP?
A. Evaluating pain relief after medication
B. Explaining side effects of a new prescription
C. Administering a tube feeding
✔✔D. Obtaining vital signs on a stable patient
Which task requires the RN’s direct involvement instead of delegation?
A. Assisting a patient with a shower
B. Collecting a urine specimen
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, ✔✔C. Assessing lung sounds after nebulizer treatment
D. Transporting a patient to radiology
Which intervention can the LPN perform?
A. Performing an admission assessment
✔✔B. Administering intramuscular injections
C. Interpreting lab results and changing care plan
D. Developing discharge teaching
Which activity can be delegated to the UAP during morning care?
A. Assessing for skin breakdown
B. Evaluating a patient’s fall risk
✔✔C. Helping a patient with oral hygiene
D. Teaching a patient how to use a cane
Which patient should the RN assign to an experienced LPN?
A. A patient requiring chemotherapy infusion
✔✔B. A patient with stable hypertension needing oral medication
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and Answers | Latest Version |
2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
Which assignment should the RN avoid giving to the UAP?
A. Making an unoccupied bed
B. Helping a patient eat
✔✔C. Monitoring a patient’s chest tube drainage
D. Recording urine output
Which patient should be directly assessed by the RN?
A. A patient with stable postoperative pain
✔✔B. A patient reporting new onset chest pain
C. A patient needing assistance to the bathroom
D. A patient requesting extra pillows
Which intervention can the RN safely delegate to the UAP?
A. Teaching incentive spirometry use
✔✔B. Taking daily weights on stable patients
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,C. Adjusting oxygen therapy settings
D. Assessing nutritional intake
Which responsibility cannot be delegated to an LPN?
A. Administering oral medications
B. Giving subcutaneous insulin
✔✔C. Performing the first assessment after admission
D. Reinforcing wound care instructions
Which activity is appropriate for the UAP during shift change?
A. Explaining medication side effects
B. Evaluating a patient’s pain
✔✔C. Stocking supplies in patient rooms
D. Adjusting IV pump settings
Which action should be performed by the RN rather than delegated?
A. Feeding a confused patient
✔✔B. Interpreting laboratory results
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,C. Assisting a patient to stand up
D. Taking vital signs on a stable patient
Which task is appropriate for delegation to an LPN?
✔✔A. Administering intramuscular vaccines
B. Completing discharge teaching
C. Adjusting ventilator settings
D. Performing a full nursing assessment
Which activity is safe to delegate to the UAP?
A. Evaluating pain relief after medication
B. Explaining side effects of a new prescription
C. Administering a tube feeding
✔✔D. Obtaining vital signs on a stable patient
Which task requires the RN’s direct involvement instead of delegation?
A. Assisting a patient with a shower
B. Collecting a urine specimen
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, ✔✔C. Assessing lung sounds after nebulizer treatment
D. Transporting a patient to radiology
Which intervention can the LPN perform?
A. Performing an admission assessment
✔✔B. Administering intramuscular injections
C. Interpreting lab results and changing care plan
D. Developing discharge teaching
Which activity can be delegated to the UAP during morning care?
A. Assessing for skin breakdown
B. Evaluating a patient’s fall risk
✔✔C. Helping a patient with oral hygiene
D. Teaching a patient how to use a cane
Which patient should the RN assign to an experienced LPN?
A. A patient requiring chemotherapy infusion
✔✔B. A patient with stable hypertension needing oral medication
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