Scope of Practice
Principles of Delegation
Delegation Process Steps
Time Management & Prioritization
Miscellaneous
100

The ____ _____ _____ nursing Scope and Standards of practice are an essential tool for nurses.

What is "American Nurses Association" or "ANA?"

100
What is it called when someone with lower rank delegates to someone with higher rank.
What is reverse delegation?
100

What is the first step of the delegation process?

What is "1. Assess and get organized"

100

The combination of time assessment, goal setting, planning, and performance monitoring.

What is time management?

100

Combination of skills such as planning, prioritizing, and delegating.

What is "time management?"

200

What is the legal document that provides guidelines about scope of practice-delegating and supervising for RN's and LPN's?

What is "The State Nurse practice act"

200
What does responsibility mean related to delegation?
The task is within the delegator's scope of practice or something for which they could be responsible
200

What is second step of the delegation process?

What is "plans the delegation?"

200

The ability to see what tasks are more important at each moment and give those tasks more attention, energy, and time. 

What is "prioritization?"

200
What is one benefit of delegation to the organization and one benefit to the delegate?
What is the organization can attain goals more efficiently and the delegate can learn new skills and abilities.
300

What is the type of nurse who is able to delegate to other RN's, LPN's and CNA's?

What is "registered nurse?"

300

What is the type of delegation when the delegator delegates a task but does not transfer full authority and takes back responsibility or fails to direct the task?

What is "Underdelegation?"

300

What is third step of the delegation process?

What is "determines most appropriate person for task"

300
What is one benefit of delegation to the delegator?
What is the ability to work with more complex patients, increased job satisfaction and retention, increased patient outcomes.
300
Delegating to another individual because the nurses does not want to complete the work.
What is dumping?
400
What must the RN do before delegating patient tasks to non-RN personnel?
What is assess the patient?
400
When staff member takes on a task they should not accept. The task is outside their scope of practice.
What is overdelegation?
400

What is the most forgotten step of delegation?

What is "#6. Evaluate outcomes"

400

Fatal, fundamental, frequent, fixed, and facility.

What are the five F's for prioritization

400
When does a delegate have the right to refuse to accept delegation?
When the nurse or UAP is not qualified to complete the task. When the delegator does not clearly define the task and expectations. When you are a float nurse and it is a speciality area for which you have not been trained.
500
Name three criteria used in making a decision about what and when to delegate a task.
What are predicability of outcomes, scope of practice of delegate, knowledge and skills of delegate, potential for harm and frequency of completing the task?
500
What is the difference between delegation and work assignment?
In work or task assignment, there is no transfer of responsibility or authority. The job assignment is related to the job description and the organizational structure
500

The fundamental managerial concepts of successful delegation (they must be understood by both the delegator and the delegate).

What is accountability, responsibility, and authority?

500

Nurse use "what" to delegate, assign, and supervise care and activites.

What is "clinical judgement" or "critical thinking"

500
Empowering the delegate to accomplish the task by allowing them to act, make decisions and give commands if applicable.
What is transfer of authority?
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