NURS 465 practice questions for delegation Test Questions
with Answers Graded A+
A nurse of a medical-surgical unit is assigning assume responsibility for? - ANSWER -The
tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of client who is actively dying and requires IV pain
the following tasks should the nurse delegate to medication
the AP? Select all - ANSWER -Ambulate a
client who has a cane.
Transfer a client to a stretcher. A nurse is planning care for four clients and is
Record urinary output. assigning tasks to an LPN and an AP. Which of
the following should the nurse assign to the LPN?
- ANSWER -Reinforce teaching to a client
An RN is delegating care activities to a LPN. to begin taking enoxaprin at home following a hip
Which of the following is the priority criterion the arthroplasty.
RN should consider when delegating? -
ANSWER -State nurse practice act for the
LPN 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
A nurse has several tasks to delegate to an AP. LPN? - ANSWER -The state nurse practice
Which of the following tasks should the nurse ask act
the AP to perform? - ANSWER -Take an
ABG specimen to the lab
A nurse has received change of shift report and
is delegating tasks to the AP. The nurse should
A nurse is planning to assign activities to the AP tell the AP to complete which of the following
on her team. Which of the following activities can tasks first? - ANSWER -Perform blood
the nurse assign to the AP? - ANSWER - glucose monitoring of a client who has a
Accompany a client who has depression to OT. prescription for short-acting insulin prior to
Check the position of a client in soft wrist breakfast
restraints.
Sit with a client who has alcohol use disorder and
whose last drink was 5 days ago A nurse manager is providing an inservice
program about delegation to AP with staff nurses
on the unit. Which of the following statements by
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report at the a staff nurse indicates an understanding of the
start of the shift. Which of the following teaching? - ANSWER -The nurse should
statements by the nurse giving report indicated to consider the APs level of experience when
the oncoming nurse that she should assume total making delegation decisions
care for the client, rather than assigning tasks to
an AP? - ANSWER -The clients BP and
pulse have been fluctuating throughout the day A nurse and an experienced LPN are caring for a
group of clients. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to the LPN? Select all
An RN is making nursing staff assignments for - ANSWER -Obtain vital signs from a client
his team consisting of himself, two LPNs, and an who is six hours postoperative.
AP. Which of the following clients should he Administer a tap-water enema to a client who is
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with Answers Graded A+
A nurse of a medical-surgical unit is assigning assume responsibility for? - ANSWER -The
tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of client who is actively dying and requires IV pain
the following tasks should the nurse delegate to medication
the AP? Select all - ANSWER -Ambulate a
client who has a cane.
Transfer a client to a stretcher. A nurse is planning care for four clients and is
Record urinary output. assigning tasks to an LPN and an AP. Which of
the following should the nurse assign to the LPN?
- ANSWER -Reinforce teaching to a client
An RN is delegating care activities to a LPN. to begin taking enoxaprin at home following a hip
Which of the following is the priority criterion the arthroplasty.
RN should consider when delegating? -
ANSWER -State nurse practice act for the
LPN 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
A nurse has several tasks to delegate to an AP. LPN? - ANSWER -The state nurse practice
Which of the following tasks should the nurse ask act
the AP to perform? - ANSWER -Take an
ABG specimen to the lab
A nurse has received change of shift report and
is delegating tasks to the AP. The nurse should
A nurse is planning to assign activities to the AP tell the AP to complete which of the following
on her team. Which of the following activities can tasks first? - ANSWER -Perform blood
the nurse assign to the AP? - ANSWER - glucose monitoring of a client who has a
Accompany a client who has depression to OT. prescription for short-acting insulin prior to
Check the position of a client in soft wrist breakfast
restraints.
Sit with a client who has alcohol use disorder and
whose last drink was 5 days ago A nurse manager is providing an inservice
program about delegation to AP with staff nurses
on the unit. Which of the following statements by
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report at the a staff nurse indicates an understanding of the
start of the shift. Which of the following teaching? - ANSWER -The nurse should
statements by the nurse giving report indicated to consider the APs level of experience when
the oncoming nurse that she should assume total making delegation decisions
care for the client, rather than assigning tasks to
an AP? - ANSWER -The clients BP and
pulse have been fluctuating throughout the day A nurse and an experienced LPN are caring for a
group of clients. Which of the following tasks
should the nurse delegate to the LPN? Select all
An RN is making nursing staff assignments for - ANSWER -Obtain vital signs from a client
his team consisting of himself, two LPNs, and an who is six hours postoperative.
AP. Which of the following clients should he Administer a tap-water enema to a client who is
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