Scope of Practice
The legal document that provides guidelines about scope of practice-delegating and supervising for RN's?
What is the State Nurse practice act.
The main principle of delegation.
What is delegate tasks for which you are responsible.
The first rule of safe delegation.
What is to know and observe authority parameters.
This step confirms that the task being delegated falls within the job description.
What is the Situation?
So I've taken on too many things today and I cannot prioritize my time today.
What is the do it all nurse?
Delegating to the nursing assistant based on
What is delegating by SBAR?
Transferring a nursing task is called.
What is delegation?
The most forgotten step of delegation.
What is supervision ?
This step confirms the situation is stable and the delegatee understands that if a change occurs, you need to be informed as the nurse?
What is the Background?
Oh, I can just get someone else to change the patient because I am in the middle of my medications and I don't want to get behind.
What is the Justifier?
The type of nurse who can monitor others.
RN's to other RN's, LPN's and CNA's. LPN's to other LPN's and CNA'.
Possessing verifiable knowledge and skill to perform a nursing activity.
What is competence?
The second rule of safe delegation process.
What is perform a thorough assessment?
The step confirms that the delegatee is the right person for the task based on the nature of the situation?
What is Assessment?
I just try to be everyone's friend and I find it hard to get anyone to take me serious when I ask them to do something.
What is the buddy?
The type of nurse who is able to supervise other RN's, LPN's and CNA's?
Professional nurses. RN's.
The act of providing direction, evaluation and follow-up.
What is supervision?
The third rule of safe delegation process?
What is delegate nursing task judiciously?
This step includes right communication and directions.
What is Recommendation?
I will clean up a patient so that the nurses assistant can hear and see me do it.
What is the role model?
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?
Underdelegation.
Nursing assessment is completed prior to this.
What is Delegation?
The fourth rule of safe delegation.
What is maintaining accountability?
This step allows agreement of patient evaluations and how the task was carried out.
What is Recommendation?
Well, if I ask the nursing assistant to carry out a task, I always check to see if it was done.
What is the inspector?