Healthcare Team Communication Quiz

What is the primary role of delegation in a team setting?

• To enhance efficiency and task management

• To reduce the workload of the nurse

• To ensure tasks are completed by the nurse

• To avoid accountability

You are the charge nurse. Delegate all tasks to the appropriate person.

Groups:

(a) RN

,

(b) LPN

,

(c) AP

• Care for an unstable client with an acute problem

• Check AM Vital Signs

• Ambulate client to the toliet

• Administer oral pain medication

• Admit a client to the floor

• Give Discharge Education

• Care for a stable client with a chronic illness

Match the following task with the appropriate interdisciplinary team member.

• help with swallowing disorders

• Physical Therapy

• Assist with oxygen devices

• Pharmacist

• prepare, fill, and check medication dose

• Speech Therapy

• improve function of ADLs

• Respiratory Therapy

• Improve mobility and strength

• Occupational Therapy

Organize the appropriate items in the appropriate category for SBAR.

Groups:

(a) Situation

,

(b) Background

,

(c) Assessment

,

(d) Recommendation

• Surgical History

• Vital Signs

• Orders to be completed

• Lab Values Resulted

• Allergies

• Client Name

• Task Due

• Breath Sounds

• Medical History

• Diagnosis

The nurse creates an assignment for the incoming shift, which client will be appropriate to assign to the licensed practical nurse (LPN)?

• A client newly admitted to the surgical floor.

• A client with a Hypertensive crisis requiring IV antihypertensive medication.

• A client with bladder distention who is unable to void.

• A client preparing for discharge after a knee replacement.

Which client task is appropriate for the nurse to delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?  

• Educate a client on the importance of checking blood sugars daily.

• Ambulate a client for the first time after a cholecystectomy.

• Monitor vital signs on a client complaining of chest pain.

• Give a client a bed bath who is incontinent.