Clinical Judgment/Delegation

Question 1

What are the 4 parts of clinical judgment?

Answer 1

1. Noticing
2. Interpreting
3. Responding
4. Reflecting

Question 2

What can an LPN do?

Answer 2

1. Everything a CNA can do
2. Administer meds (Not IV meds)
3. Teaching, assessment
4. Changing dressings
5. inserting catheters

Question 3

What can UAPs do?

Answer 3

1. take VS
2. Ambulate patients
3. document I&O
4. Empty a catheter
5. Help with ADLs

Question 4

What is involved in an assessment?

Answer 4

Finding out what the problem looks like. This includes finding objective and subjective data

Question 5

What is involved in interventions?

Answer 5

The actions taken after finding out the interventions. (What will be done to resolve the problem)

Question 6

What are outcomes in the patient’s plan of care?

Answer 6

This is what you want the patient to achieve (Goals)

EX: The patient will verbalize understanding about the procedure

Question 7

What is evaluation in the patient’s plan of care?

Answer 7

Seeing if the goal or outcome has been accomplished, what interventions were effective, and what interventions need to be changed.

Question 8

What type of patient should a float nurse take care of?

Answer 8

A patient that has a disease process that the nurse is familiar with taking care of.

Question 9

What type of patient should a new graduate RN take care of?

Answer 9

A STABLE patient that needs assessment, evaluation or teaching.