Which health care team member is most suitable to provide oral medication to a
client?
A. Nurse manager
B. Client care associate
C. Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
D. Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
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C. Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Rationale
Activities such as providing oral medication to the client is the responsibility
of the LPN.
The nurse manager is not most suitable to provide oral medication to the
client because the nurse manager is mainly involved in delegating tasks
and managing other emergency conditions.
, Client care associates and UAP are unlicensed practitioners who are
primarily responsible for providing hygienic care to the clients.
Which health care team member functions as a liaison between team leaders and
other health care providers?
A. Charge nurse
B. Registered nurse (RN)
C. Nursing manager
D. Chief nursing officer
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A. Charge nurse
Rationale
The charge nurse functions as a liaison between team leaders and other
health care providers.
RNs function as accountable and responsible people for delegated tasks.
Nursing managers are responsible for more than 1 unit and have other
managerial responsibilities.
Chief nursing officers are accountable for establishing systems to assess,
monitor, verify, and communicate competency requirements related to
delegation.
Which factor is important for the nurse to consider when delegating care to a
delegatee who has limited knowledge and ability to perform the task?
A. Guidance
B. Expectation
,C. Explanation
D. Responsibility
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A. Guidance
Rationale
The delegator needs to provide guidance to the delegatee in completing a
task properly when the delegatee has limited knowledge and ability to
perform the task.
Communicating mutual expectations and conditions of performance
should be given to a delegatee who has willingness and ability, but the
relationship is new.
The delegator should give an explanation of the task to a delegatee if they
have an ongoing relationship but the task assigned is new.
During the delegation process, the delegator assigns the work and gives
the delegatee the responsibility of performing the task.
Which delegation actions may be performed by unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
while caring for a client? Select all that apply. One, some, or all answers may be
correct.
A. Teaching the care plan to the client
B. Infusing intravenous fluids into the client
C. Asking the client to wash hands before meals
D. Instructing the client to take specific medications
E. Telling the client to wear footwear while walking
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, C. Asking the client to wash hands before meals
E. Telling the client to wear footwear while walking
Rationale
UAP can delegate simple and straightforward client teaching, such as
asking the client to wash hands before meals and to wear footwear while
walking.
Complex and multifaceted teaching, such as detailing the care plan to the
client, cannot be delegated to a UAP.
The UAP has less knowledge and professional skills with which to perform
complex procedures such as infusing intravenous fluids into the client, and
the UAP does not have complete knowledge of medications with which to
instruct the client about medications.
Which entity outlines the principles of delegation for registered nurses (RNs)?
A. Nurse Practice Act
B. Multilevel nursing model
C. American Nurses Association (ANA)
D. The World Health Organization (WHO)
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C. American Nurses Association (ANA)
Rationale
The ANA outlines the principles of delegation for RNs.
The Nurse Practice Act of each state examines the value of licensed and
unlicensed personnel in client care delivery and declares that the
importance of delegation decisions is the safety and welfare of the public.
The multilevel nursing model consists of RNs, licensed practical nurses, and
unlicensed assistive personnel.
client?
A. Nurse manager
B. Client care associate
C. Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
D. Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Give this one a try later!
C. Licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Rationale
Activities such as providing oral medication to the client is the responsibility
of the LPN.
The nurse manager is not most suitable to provide oral medication to the
client because the nurse manager is mainly involved in delegating tasks
and managing other emergency conditions.
, Client care associates and UAP are unlicensed practitioners who are
primarily responsible for providing hygienic care to the clients.
Which health care team member functions as a liaison between team leaders and
other health care providers?
A. Charge nurse
B. Registered nurse (RN)
C. Nursing manager
D. Chief nursing officer
Give this one a try later!
A. Charge nurse
Rationale
The charge nurse functions as a liaison between team leaders and other
health care providers.
RNs function as accountable and responsible people for delegated tasks.
Nursing managers are responsible for more than 1 unit and have other
managerial responsibilities.
Chief nursing officers are accountable for establishing systems to assess,
monitor, verify, and communicate competency requirements related to
delegation.
Which factor is important for the nurse to consider when delegating care to a
delegatee who has limited knowledge and ability to perform the task?
A. Guidance
B. Expectation
,C. Explanation
D. Responsibility
Give this one a try later!
A. Guidance
Rationale
The delegator needs to provide guidance to the delegatee in completing a
task properly when the delegatee has limited knowledge and ability to
perform the task.
Communicating mutual expectations and conditions of performance
should be given to a delegatee who has willingness and ability, but the
relationship is new.
The delegator should give an explanation of the task to a delegatee if they
have an ongoing relationship but the task assigned is new.
During the delegation process, the delegator assigns the work and gives
the delegatee the responsibility of performing the task.
Which delegation actions may be performed by unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
while caring for a client? Select all that apply. One, some, or all answers may be
correct.
A. Teaching the care plan to the client
B. Infusing intravenous fluids into the client
C. Asking the client to wash hands before meals
D. Instructing the client to take specific medications
E. Telling the client to wear footwear while walking
Give this one a try later!
, C. Asking the client to wash hands before meals
E. Telling the client to wear footwear while walking
Rationale
UAP can delegate simple and straightforward client teaching, such as
asking the client to wash hands before meals and to wear footwear while
walking.
Complex and multifaceted teaching, such as detailing the care plan to the
client, cannot be delegated to a UAP.
The UAP has less knowledge and professional skills with which to perform
complex procedures such as infusing intravenous fluids into the client, and
the UAP does not have complete knowledge of medications with which to
instruct the client about medications.
Which entity outlines the principles of delegation for registered nurses (RNs)?
A. Nurse Practice Act
B. Multilevel nursing model
C. American Nurses Association (ANA)
D. The World Health Organization (WHO)
Give this one a try later!
C. American Nurses Association (ANA)
Rationale
The ANA outlines the principles of delegation for RNs.
The Nurse Practice Act of each state examines the value of licensed and
unlicensed personnel in client care delivery and declares that the
importance of delegation decisions is the safety and welfare of the public.
The multilevel nursing model consists of RNs, licensed practical nurses, and
unlicensed assistive personnel.
