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What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)?
Ans: - ADLs - bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o
swallow precautions) - positioning - bed making - specimen collection -
I&O - VS (stable clients
A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and
will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the
nurse assign to an AP?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration
pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a
quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary
incontinence
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D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer
Ans: C
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee
arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following info should
the nurse share with the AP?
Select all:
A. the roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with his slippers on over his antiembolic
stockings
C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F. the client ate 50 % of his breakfast this morning
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Ans: B
C
D
An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the
beginning of the shift. Which of the following assignments should the
LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24 hr postop to use an incentive
spirometer
B. Collecting a clean catch urine specimen from a client who was
admitted on the previous shift
C. providing nasopharyngeal suctioning for a client who has
pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
Ans: D
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A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which
of the following elements should she identify when presenting the 5
rights of delegation. Select all:
A. Right client
B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances
Ans: B
C
E
A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilities
for the oncoming shift. A client is waiting transfer back to the unit
from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which staff member
should the nurse assign the client?