1. What are the five conditions that must be met for nurse delegation? ✔️1. A licensed Registered Nurse transfers the
performance of the task. 2. There are three specific tasks that may not be delegated. 3. Delegation covers a specific task for one
client. 4. Only qualified Nursing Assistants can accept a delegation 5. Delegation can only happen in four community settings.
2. List the three specific tasks that cannot be delegated to you. ✔️1. Injections, other than insulin 2. Sterile procedures 3. Central
line maintenance
3. What are the four requirements to become qualified to receive a delegation ✔️1. Be a NA-R or a NA-C in the state of
Washington. 2. Have completed the education requirements for delegation. 3. Be willing to perform the specific task to be
delegated. 4. Demonstrate to the delegating RN your competence to correctly perform the specific task without direct
supervision.
4. There are four settings in which delegation can occur. What are they? (Page 14) ✔️1. Certified community residential
programs for the developmentally disabled. 2. Licensed adult family homes. 3. Licensed boarding homes. 4. In home.
5. Central line maintenance can be delegated to a nursing assistant (Page 10) ✔️False
6. A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) can delegate tasks to a nursing assistant. (Page 10) ✔️False
7. List one of the things a delegating RN is responsible for in the delegating process. (Page 15) ✔️Obtaining written consent from
the client or authorized representative for the delegation.
Delegating the task
Supervising the delegation
Rescinding or canceling the delegation
8. When you receive a delegation what are two of the things you are responsible for? (Page 17) ✔️· Performing the delegated
task according to the instructions. • Observing the client for medication side effects, reactions to treatments, or complications
from diseases. • Reporting changes in the client's condition promptly. • Reporting to the delegating RN, or your supervisor, new
or changed medications, or treatments which may require a change in the delegation instructions.
9. The nursing assistant should report changes in the client's condition promptly to the delegating RN. (Page 17) ✔️True
10. If you are unable to perform a delegated task for any reason, what should you do? (Page 18) ✔️Notify the delegating RN and
your employer as soon as possible when you are unable to complete a delegated task.
11. What are two examples of a developmental disability? (Page 30) ✔️• Mental retardation. Autism • Cerebral Palsy Down's
Syndrome · Epilepsy
12 List four of the nine body systems described in the workbook. (Page 32) ✔️• Cardiovascular . Endocrine · Respiratory .
Nervous • Integumentary or skin • Musculoskeletal · Urinary or genitourinary • Sensory
14. Diabetes Mellitus affects which body system? (Page 48) ✔️Endocrine
15. What is a medication? (Page 66) ✔️Any compound that changes the chemical activity within the human body,
16. What are the two types of medications? List and provide a definition for each. (Page 66) ✔️Non-legend drugs are drugs that
can be purchased without a prescription. Legend drugs are drugs that can only be sold or given out with a prescription.
17. Scheduled medications are called controlled substances. They could be dangerous or have a high potential for abuse.
Examples of this type of medication are: (Page 66) depressants, stimulants, psychotropic medications. ✔️narcotics, depressants,
stimulants, or psychotropic medications.