Management and Delegation

Question 1

What is an assignment

Answer 1

Assignment is the distribution of work to each staff member

Question 2

What should the RN assume with their assignment

Answer 2

All Responsibility and Accountability for all work done

Question 3

UAP’s can perform what kind of tasks?

Answer 3

• Stable Clients in uncomplicated situations
• Tasks like routine, simple, repetitive, common activities that do not require nursing judgements such as hygeine, feeding, ambulation. Everyday things

Question 4

What is delegation

Answer 4

Transferring a task to a competent individual the authority to perform the task

Question 5

With delegation between RN and LPN who has accountability

Answer 5

Rn

Question 6

In an assignment transfer between RN and Rn who has accountability

Answer 6

RN, transfers responsibility and accountability

Question 7

In a delegation between RN and Rn who has accountability

Answer 7

Transfers responsibility not accountability

Question 8

What is the role of a supervisor

Answer 8

• Guides and directs
• Oversees and evaluates RN to see delegated task is complete
• Follow up to see nursing tasks are done properly
• Communicate time frame and priority of task, what you want done first and what you want done in a particular time

Question 9

What 3 things must you ask after a delegated task is complete

Answer 9

1) was the task done properly
2) Was the task done in a proper time frame
3) Were the client’s needs met

Question 10

RN responsibility when delegating to what?

Answer 10

• Know the staff’s strengths and weakness
• Ask what the persons competency is
• assume new staff members on a new floor are brand new

Question 11

What should an RN make sure to purchase

Answer 11

Malpractice insurance

Question 12

What should the RN do if a staff member performs a task that has not been delegated and a problem occurs

Answer 12

TEACH and then document

Fill incident report and then document the incident

Question 13

What can the RN never delegate

Answer 13

Assessments and evaluations because evaluation involves assessment
Teaching
New admit
unstable situations

Question 14

What can an LPN Do

Answer 14

• assist with data collection
• implement tasks on plan of care
• Stable clients
• Complex and stable

Question 15

What are the 5 rights of delegation

Answer 15

1) Right Task
2) Right circumstance
3) Right person
4) Right direction
5) Right supervision and evaluation