Week 10 Delegation

Question 1

Delegation is allowed when it’s a

Answer 1

A routine activity of living
A nurse will tell you when

Question 2

Delegation process

Answer 2

They have the knowledge
Know how to teach it
The nurse take accountability
Determine they you have the knowledge
Can teach the same task
Evaluates continual competence

Question 3

Delegation is telling a Psw to do something they are

Answer 3

Not legally allowed to do

Question 4

Assignment

Answer 4

Appointing someone to take on a responsibility of providing client care or support that I’d within that persons scope of practice

Question 5

How many controlled acts are there

Answer 5

14 controlled acts

Question 6

The delegation act can be processed unless

Answer 6

The clients condition changes
Equipment or supplies change or stop working
PSW no longer feels comfortable

Question 7

Do guidelines for delegation change

Answer 7

They very depending on the laws in your provinces or territory

Question 8

Examples of the 5 Controlled acts

Answer 8

Performing a prescribed procedure below the dermis or mucous membrane
Administering a substance by injection or inhalation
Putting an interment, hand or finger past…
Dispense a drug
Treating, by means of psychotherapy technique

Question 9

Acts that cannot be delegated

Answer 9

Dispense a drug
Treating by mean of psychotherapy

Question 10

Exception for delegation

Answer 10

Procedures that are a routine act

Question 11

What to remember about delegation

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Is intended to be a nurse extender, not a nurse replacement
Psw are accountable for your own actions, to the employer and to the client

Question 12

If a nurse delegates a task to you who is responsible

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The nurse is overall responsible for your actions, you are also responsible

Question 13

Who can a nurse delegate to

Answer 13

Family members
Unregulated care providers

Question 14

Assigning

Answer 14

Appointing someone to take on a task or responsiblity

Question 15

Task

Answer 15

Function, procedure or activity that a person assists the client with or perform for the client

Question 16

Routine tasks

Answer 16

One’s that occur often and have predictable outcomes

Question 17

RHPA

Answer 17

Regulated health professions acts

Question 18

Controlled act

Answer 18

Activity considered to be potentially harmful if performed by a unqualified individual

Question 19

Nursing act, 1991

Answer 19

Controlled acts are laid out in this document

Question 20

UCP

Answer 20

Unregulated care provider

Question 21

Delegator

Answer 21

The registered staff who is delegating

Question 22

Delegatee

Answer 22

The UCP who is being delegated

Question 23

Delegation

Answer 23

Delegation is an active process whereby the responsibility for the performance of an intervention is transferred to an individual

Question 24

What does the 5 rights mean to the delegation process

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Evaluation to occur by a nurse and UCP before delegation process begins

Question 25

Supervision

Answer 25

Active process of directing, assigning, delegating, guiding, and monitoring an individuals performance of an activity to influence its outcome

Question 26

Types of supervision

Answer 26

Direct
Indirect
Remote

Question 27

Four steps of delegation

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Assessment of needs
Communication
Guidance and assistance
Follow up and feedback

Question 28

The 5 rights

Answer 28

The right task
The right circumstances
The right person
The right direction and communication
The right supervision and evaluation