NURS 465 PRACTICE QUESTIONS VERIFIED
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A nurse of a medical-surgical unit is assigning tasks to an assistive personnel (AP).
Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the AP? Select all - Answers
-Ambulate a client who has a cane.
Transfer a client to a stretcher.
Record urinary output.
An RN is delegating care activities to a LPN. Which of the following is the priority
criterion the RN should consider when delegating? - Answers -State nurse practice act
for the LPN
A nurse has several tasks to delegate to an AP. Which of the following tasks should the
nurse ask the AP to perform? - Answers -Take an ABG specimen to the lab
A nurse is planning to assign activities to the AP on her team. Which of the following
activities can the nurse assign to the AP? - Answers -Accompany a client who has
depression to OT.
Check the position of a client in soft wrist restraints.
Sit with a client who has alcohol use disorder and whose last drink was 5 days ago
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report at the start of the shift. Which of the following
statements by the nurse giving report indicated to the oncoming nurse that she should
assume total care for the client, rather than assigning tasks to an AP? - Answers -The
clients BP and pulse have been fluctuating throughout the day
An RN is making nursing staff assignments for his team consisting of himself, two LPNs,
and an AP. Which of the following clients should he assume responsibility for? -
Answers -The client who is actively dying and requires IV pain medication
A nurse is planning care for four clients and is assigning tasks to an LPN and an AP.
Which of the following should the nurse assign to the LPN? - Answers -Reinforce
teaching to a client to begin taking enoxaprin at home following a hip arthroplasty.
A nurse is planning to delegate tasks to a LPN. Which of the following entities is
important for the nurse to understand when delegating tasks to the LPN? - Answers -
The state nurse practice act
A nurse has received change of shift report and is delegating tasks to the AP. The nurse
should tell the AP to complete which of the following tasks first? - Answers -Perform
ACCURATE ANSWERS
A nurse of a medical-surgical unit is assigning tasks to an assistive personnel (AP).
Which of the following tasks should the nurse delegate to the AP? Select all - Answers
-Ambulate a client who has a cane.
Transfer a client to a stretcher.
Record urinary output.
An RN is delegating care activities to a LPN. Which of the following is the priority
criterion the RN should consider when delegating? - Answers -State nurse practice act
for the LPN
A nurse has several tasks to delegate to an AP. Which of the following tasks should the
nurse ask the AP to perform? - Answers -Take an ABG specimen to the lab
A nurse is planning to assign activities to the AP on her team. Which of the following
activities can the nurse assign to the AP? - Answers -Accompany a client who has
depression to OT.
Check the position of a client in soft wrist restraints.
Sit with a client who has alcohol use disorder and whose last drink was 5 days ago
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report at the start of the shift. Which of the following
statements by the nurse giving report indicated to the oncoming nurse that she should
assume total care for the client, rather than assigning tasks to an AP? - Answers -The
clients BP and pulse have been fluctuating throughout the day
An RN is making nursing staff assignments for his team consisting of himself, two LPNs,
and an AP. Which of the following clients should he assume responsibility for? -
Answers -The client who is actively dying and requires IV pain medication
A nurse is planning care for four clients and is assigning tasks to an LPN and an AP.
Which of the following should the nurse assign to the LPN? - Answers -Reinforce
teaching to a client to begin taking enoxaprin at home following a hip arthroplasty.
A nurse is planning to delegate tasks to a LPN. Which of the following entities is
important for the nurse to understand when delegating tasks to the LPN? - Answers -
The state nurse practice act
A nurse has received change of shift report and is delegating tasks to the AP. The nurse
should tell the AP to complete which of the following tasks first? - Answers -Perform
