Delegation

Question 1

Accountable

Answer 1

To answer to one’s self and others about his or her choices, decisions, and actions.

Question 2

Delegate

Answer 2

To authorize or direct a nursing assistant to perform a nursing task.

Question 3

Delegated Nursing Responsibility

Answer 3

A nursing task that a nurse transfers to a nursing assistant when it does not require a nurse’s professional knowledge or judgement.

Question 4

Delegation

Answer 4

The process a nurse uses to direct a nursing assistant to perform a nursing task; allowing a nursing assistant to perform a nursing responsibility that is beyond the nursing assistant’s usual role and not routinely done by the nursing assistant

Question 5

Nursing task

Answer 5

Nursing care or a nursing function, procedure, skill or activity.

Question 6

Routine nursing task

Answer 6

A nursing task that is part of a nursing assistant’s routine job description and commonly assigned to the nursing assistant’ a nursing task that was learned in a Nursing Assistant Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP)

Question 7

Delegation Process

Answer 7

Assessment of Needs => Communication => Guidance and Assistance=> Follow up and Feedback

Question 8

Five Rights of Delegation

Answer 8

The Right Task, The Right Circumstances, The Right Person, The Right Directions and Communication, The Right Supervision and Evaluation

Question 9

Nursing assistants can delegate

Answer 9

False

Question 10

A delegated task must be safe for the person

Answer 10

True

Question 11

Delegated nursing responsibilities are tasks not routinely done by nursing assistants

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The nurse is accountable for delegation decisions

Answer 12

True

Question 13

If a task is in your job description, the nurse must delegate it to you

Answer 13

False

Question 14

You must have clear directions before performing a task.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

As a nursing assistant, you

Answer 15

Must know what tasks are in your job description.

Question 16

You are responsible for

Answer 16

Completing tasks safely

Question 17

In the delegation process, communication involves

Answer 17

Asking questions about a task

Question 18

Which statement about the nurse’s guidance and assistance is true?

Answer 18

The nurse must make sure when you complete tasks correctly.

Question 19

A patient begins having trouble swallowing. The nurse decides not to delegate feeding to you. Why?

Answer 19

The person’s circumstances have changed

Question 20

A nurse delegates a task to you. You must

Answer 20

Decide to accept or refuse the task.

Question 21

You can refuse to perform a task if

Answer 21

A nurse is not available to guide or assist you as needed.

Question 22

You decide to refuse a task. What should you do?

Answer 22

Communicate your concerns to the nurse.