Already Graded A+
ABCDE principle for prioritization - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
Airway
Breathing
Circulation
Disability
Exposure
True/False: Rarely will you ever prioritize giving pain
medications - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-True
rules for prioritization - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-- assess before
taking action (calling the dr)
- prioritize unstable over stable patients
- prioritize acute over chronic conditions
- prioritize systemic over local issues
- pick least invasive procedure first
what can be delegated to CNA's - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-
bathing
dressing the patient
ambulation
, toileting
oral feeding if no swallowing precautions
positioning
I&Os
collecting specimens
VS
basic CPR
RN's role - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-patient education
patient assessment
blood transfusions
any tasks that involve nursing judgement
right task - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-should be repetitive,
noninvasive, and should not require a lot of supervision
right circumstance - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-do not delegate
tasks for unstable patients. we want to monitor and
assess the patients ourselves
right person - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-make sure the delegate
is working within their scope of practice and is
competent to provide the care we are delegating
right direction/communication - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-provide
a timeline and how you expect them to report back to
you
what is quality improvement? - ✔✔ANSWER✔✔-·
Process we use to improve the quality of care on a
particular unit or team. It is also used to correct
performance deficiencies that may be present.