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, evaluating the performance of tasks
by another team member
Licensed personell - Correct Answers nurses who have completed a course of study in nursing and
successfully passed PN or RN exam
Unlicensed personell - Correct Answers individuals who have had training to function in an assistive role
to licensed nurse in providing client care
(CNA, CMA, dialysis tech, monitor tech, phlebotomists)
RN= other RNs, PNs, AP
PN= other PNs, AP - Correct Answers Who can RNs delegate tasks to
Who can PNs delegate tasks to
- nursing process
- client education
- tasks that require nursing judgment to PN or AP - Correct Answers 3 things that nurses cannot
delegate
1. Predictability of outcome (expected outcome; is the routine or new to client)
2. Potential for harm (could something happen - bleeding, aspiration; is client unstable)
3. Complexity of care (by policy can this be delegated and do they have the necessary skills)
, 4. Need for problem solving and innovation (is judgment essential; does it require nursing assessment or
data-collection skills)
5. Level of interaction with client (do they need support or education to perform task) - Correct Answers
5 things nurses should consider before delegating tasks
PN - Correct Answers PN or AP tasks
- Monitor findings
- Reinforce client teaching from care plan
- Tracheostomy care
- Suctioning
- Check NG tube patency
- Administer enteral feedings
- Insert urinary catheter
- Administer meds (except IV)
AP - Correct Answers PN or AP tasks
- ADLs
- Bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, ambulating, feeding without swallow precautions, positioning
- Routine tasks (bed making, specimen collection, I&O, vitals for stable client)
1. Right task
2. Right circumstance (settings and resources)
3. Right person
4. Right direction and communication (correct info)
5. Right supervision and evaluation (how to oversee and appraise) - Correct Answers 5 rights of
delegation
right task - Correct Answers identify which tasks are appropriate to delegate for each client
of the health care team while retaining accountability for the outcome
Supervision - Correct Answers the process of directing, monitoring, evaluating the performance of tasks
by another team member
Licensed personell - Correct Answers nurses who have completed a course of study in nursing and
successfully passed PN or RN exam
Unlicensed personell - Correct Answers individuals who have had training to function in an assistive role
to licensed nurse in providing client care
(CNA, CMA, dialysis tech, monitor tech, phlebotomists)
RN= other RNs, PNs, AP
PN= other PNs, AP - Correct Answers Who can RNs delegate tasks to
Who can PNs delegate tasks to
- nursing process
- client education
- tasks that require nursing judgment to PN or AP - Correct Answers 3 things that nurses cannot
delegate
1. Predictability of outcome (expected outcome; is the routine or new to client)
2. Potential for harm (could something happen - bleeding, aspiration; is client unstable)
3. Complexity of care (by policy can this be delegated and do they have the necessary skills)
, 4. Need for problem solving and innovation (is judgment essential; does it require nursing assessment or
data-collection skills)
5. Level of interaction with client (do they need support or education to perform task) - Correct Answers
5 things nurses should consider before delegating tasks
PN - Correct Answers PN or AP tasks
- Monitor findings
- Reinforce client teaching from care plan
- Tracheostomy care
- Suctioning
- Check NG tube patency
- Administer enteral feedings
- Insert urinary catheter
- Administer meds (except IV)
AP - Correct Answers PN or AP tasks
- ADLs
- Bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, ambulating, feeding without swallow precautions, positioning
- Routine tasks (bed making, specimen collection, I&O, vitals for stable client)
1. Right task
2. Right circumstance (settings and resources)
3. Right person
4. Right direction and communication (correct info)
5. Right supervision and evaluation (how to oversee and appraise) - Correct Answers 5 rights of
delegation
right task - Correct Answers identify which tasks are appropriate to delegate for each client
