6.MID-TERM NURSING MISC
1. A new graduate nurse is making staff assignments. He assumes responsibility for all clients
needing IV medications and high level assessment skills and gives responsibility for the
remaini
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6.MID-TERM NURSING MISC
1. A new graduate nurse is making staff assignments. He assumes responsibility for all clients
needing IV medications and high level assessment skills and gives responsibility for the
remaining clients to other personnel. This is an example of which error in delegation?
Underdelegation
2. A nurse is planning care for four clients and is assigning tasks to an LPN and an AP. Which of the
following should the nurse assign to the LPN?
Administer an enteral tube feeding in a client who has a G tube
3. A nurse is orienting a group of new graduate nurses and explains the purpose of delegation.
Which of the following is an appropriate statement by the nurse?
Delegation permits a designated individual to meet a goal on your behalf
4. The charge nurse is delegating tasks to nursing personnel on a 10 bed med surg. unit. Which of
the following is an example of overdelegation?
Assigning the most efficient AP to perform glucometer monitoring
5. A nurse is working with the AP and reviewing the list of tasks that have been delegated to the
AP by the charge nurse. Which of the following tasks require clarification?
Removing and cleaning the cannula of a client with a new trach
6. When delegating, what would you consider as most important in regards to providing to the
person you’re delegating to?
Make sure the person you’re delegating to understands HOW to do the task and assesses the
knowledge of the skill. “Have you done this before?” Teach the person how to do it, walk
them through the skill
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