What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)?
- ADLs- bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) -
positioning - bed making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients
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What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)?
- ADLs- bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o swallow precautions) -
positioning - bed making - specimen collection - I&O - VS (stable clients
A nurse on a med surge unit hasrecieved change ofshift report and will care for 4 clients.
Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP?
A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia
B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who islearning to walk with a quad cane
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence
D. Applying a sterile dressing to a pressure ulcer
C
A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty 5 days ago to an AP.
Which of the following info should the nurse share with the AP?
Select all:
A. the roommate is up independently
B. The client ambulates with hisslippers on over his antiembolic stockings
C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago
E. The client is allergic to codeine
F.the client ate 50 % of his breakfast this morning
B
C
D
An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning of the shift. Which of the
following assignments should the LPN question?
A. Assisting a client who is 24 hr postop to use an incentive spirometer
B. Collecting a clean catch urine specimen from a client who was admitted on the previousshift
C. providing nasopharyngealsuctioning for a client who has pneumonia
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump
D
A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which of the following elements
should she identify when presenting the 5 rights of delegation. Select all:
A. Right client
D. Right time
E. Right circumstances
B
C
E
A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilitiesfor the oncoming shift. A
client is waiting transfer back to the unit from the PACU following thoracic surgery. To which
staff member should the nurse assign the client?
B. Rightsupervision/evaluation
C. Right direction/communication
A. Charge nurse
B. RN
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