LEARNING WORKBOOK 2026 DELEGATION
PRIORITIZATION AND TEAM COORDINATION
SKILLS
◉ delegating to AP.
Answer: -ADLs
-bathing
-grooming
-dressing
-toileting
-ambulating
-feeding without swallowing precautions
-positioning
-bed making
-VS for stable clients
-specimen collection
-I&O
>>follow facility policies and stage practice guidelines
,◉ right task.
Answer: repetitive, requires little supervision, and relatively
noninvasive
right task: AP to assist pt with bedpan and pneumonia
wrong task: delegate AP to administer a nebilizer to a pt with
pneumonia
◉ right circumstance.
Answer: -assess health status and complexity of care required by the
client
-match the complexity of care demands to the skill level of the health
care team
-consider workload
right circustance: delegate to AP to measure VS on stable pt
wrong: delegate AP to measure VS on pt who is post-op and received
naloxone to reverse respiratory depression
◉ right person.
,Answer: -assess and verify competency of the health care team
member
>>within scope of practice and necessary competence and training
-continual performance reviews
right: delegate a LPN to adminster enteral to a client who has a head
injury
wrong: delegate an AP to adminster enteral feedings to a client who
has a head injury
◉ right direction/communication.
Answer: -data that needs to be collected
-method and time line for reporting (when to report
concerns/findings
right: delegate an AP to assist in room X with (something very
specific) before X amount of time
wrong: delegate an AP to assist with (something nonspecific) in
room x
◉ right supervision/evaluation.
, Answer: -directly or indirectly
-clear directions and expectations
-monitor performance
-provide feedback
-intervene if necessary
-evaluate and identify needs for quality improvement activities
right: delegate the ambulation of the client and provide positive
feedback to the AP after completion of task
wrong: delegate the ambulation of a client to an AP without
supervision to determine the need for intervntion and failing to
provide feedback to the AP
◉ delegating to LPN.
Answer: -monitoring client findings as input for the RNs ongoing
assessment of the client
-reinforcing client teaching from a standardized care plan
-performing tracheostomy care and suction
-perform uncomplicated wound care
-checking NG tube patency
-administering enteral feedings
-inserting urinary catheter