AQAA
MASTERY AQ_Delegation
Which process involves transferring responsibility to multiple players, usually with varying degrees of education and
experience, while retaining the ultimate accountability for providing the client care?
Leadership
Delegation
Supervision
Assignment
The registered nurse (RN) is caring for a client who underwent a hysterectomy. Which tasks can be delegated to the
unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to provide quality care to the client?
Recording vital signs
Assisting the client with bathing
Administering oral medications
Preparing the care plan for the client
Administering intravenous antibiotics
What is the ultimate goal of
delegation? To deliver patient care as a
team
To maximize patient care outcomes
To improve the working ability of the nurse
To maintain open lines of communication between delegator and the delegate
Which member of the health care team is accountable for initial assessment and ongoing evaluation of client care?
Registered nurse
Licensed practical
nurse
Primary health care provider
Unlicensed nursing
personnel
Which description by the nurse is a correct explanation of delegation?
The transfer of responsibility for the performance of an activity
The person’s responsibility and accountability for individual actions or omissions
The active process of directing, guiding, and influencing the outcome of an individual
The transfer of both the accountability and responsibility from one person to
another
,AQAA
The registered nurse is delegating to four unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP) who are performing various delegated
client care activities. Which UNP needs more education and monitoring?
UNP A DM: measuring blood glucose levels immediately after a meal
,AQAA
While organizing a community health care program for polio vaccinations, the registered nurse delegates the task of
administering vaccines to the members of the health care team. Who among the health care team is most suitable to
carry out the task?
Technician
Patient care
associate Certified
nursing aide
Licensed practical nurse
Which professionals in a healthcare organization can be delegators?
Assistants
Technicians
Registered nurses
Client care
associates
A healthcare team is caring for a client with dental pain. Which task is most suitable to be delegated to unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP) to provide effective client care?
Administering analgesics
Administering intravenous antibiotics
Administering nerve block
anesthesia
Administering mouth wash for oral hygiene
Which team member is most accountable when delegating a task to the healthcare team?
Certified technician
Registered nurse (RN)
Licensed practical nurse
(LPN)
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Which component of delegation is retained while the delegator is delegating the client’s care task to the nursing aide?
Authority
Supervision
Responsibility
Accountability
What entity outlined the principles of delegation for registered nurses?
Nurse Practice Act
, AQAA
Multilevel nursing model
American Nurses Association (ANA)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
MASTERY AQ_Delegation
Which process involves transferring responsibility to multiple players, usually with varying degrees of education and
experience, while retaining the ultimate accountability for providing the client care?
Leadership
Delegation
Supervision
Assignment
The registered nurse (RN) is caring for a client who underwent a hysterectomy. Which tasks can be delegated to the
unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to provide quality care to the client?
Recording vital signs
Assisting the client with bathing
Administering oral medications
Preparing the care plan for the client
Administering intravenous antibiotics
What is the ultimate goal of
delegation? To deliver patient care as a
team
To maximize patient care outcomes
To improve the working ability of the nurse
To maintain open lines of communication between delegator and the delegate
Which member of the health care team is accountable for initial assessment and ongoing evaluation of client care?
Registered nurse
Licensed practical
nurse
Primary health care provider
Unlicensed nursing
personnel
Which description by the nurse is a correct explanation of delegation?
The transfer of responsibility for the performance of an activity
The person’s responsibility and accountability for individual actions or omissions
The active process of directing, guiding, and influencing the outcome of an individual
The transfer of both the accountability and responsibility from one person to
another
,AQAA
The registered nurse is delegating to four unlicensed nursing personnel (UNP) who are performing various delegated
client care activities. Which UNP needs more education and monitoring?
UNP A DM: measuring blood glucose levels immediately after a meal
,AQAA
While organizing a community health care program for polio vaccinations, the registered nurse delegates the task of
administering vaccines to the members of the health care team. Who among the health care team is most suitable to
carry out the task?
Technician
Patient care
associate Certified
nursing aide
Licensed practical nurse
Which professionals in a healthcare organization can be delegators?
Assistants
Technicians
Registered nurses
Client care
associates
A healthcare team is caring for a client with dental pain. Which task is most suitable to be delegated to unlicensed
assistive personnel (UAP) to provide effective client care?
Administering analgesics
Administering intravenous antibiotics
Administering nerve block
anesthesia
Administering mouth wash for oral hygiene
Which team member is most accountable when delegating a task to the healthcare team?
Certified technician
Registered nurse (RN)
Licensed practical nurse
(LPN)
Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)
Which component of delegation is retained while the delegator is delegating the client’s care task to the nursing aide?
Authority
Supervision
Responsibility
Accountability
What entity outlined the principles of delegation for registered nurses?
Nurse Practice Act
, AQAA
Multilevel nursing model
American Nurses Association (ANA)
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
