Chapter 4: Delegation

A nures can delegate:

• Responibilities

• Accountability

• The five rights of delegation

• Tasks

Which nursing team members can delegate?

• Physicians

• Therapists

• LVNs

• Nursing assistants

Before a nurse delegates a task to you, the nurse must know which of the following?

• Whether you have met the person or not

• If you are willing to perform the task

• How long your shift is for the day

• What your role is in the agency

Does a nurse have to delegate a task to you?

• Yes, if the task is in your job description

• Yes, if the nurse teaches you how to perform it

• No, the nurse makes delegation decisions that are best for the person

• No, the nurse performs the task unless he or she is busy

the five rights of delegation involve:

• The right task, the right circumstances, the right person, the right directions and communication, and the right supervision

• The right law, the right job description, the right policies and procedures, the right training, and the right communication and supervision

• The right task, the right job description, the right person, the right training, and the right supervision

• The right job description, the right task, the right person, the right directions and communication, and the right supervision

You can refuse to perform a delegated task if:

• You are too busy

• You do not like the task

• It is the end of your shift and you are ready to go home

• The task is not in your job description

Which of the following is an example of a task that can be delegated to you

• Perform a sterile dressing change

• Insert a intravenous catheter

• Develop a care plan for a new resident

• Re-position a person in bed

Whether or not your state allows you to perform a particular task relates to which of the five rights of delegation?

• The right task

• The right circumstance

• The right person

• The right supervision

Being incompetent is

• Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to perform a task safely and successfully

• Having responsibility for one's actions and the actions of others who perform a delegates task

• Authorizing another person to perform a nursing task in a certain situation

• Having an obligation to perform some act or function

Who is legally accountable for the nursing task delegated

• The nursing assistant

• The administator

• The delegating nurse

• The president of the agency