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You want me to do what?
I didn't learn this in nursing school!!!
Maybe now I can take a break!
Living above the line
Potpourri
100

Can you delegate a PCA to switch oxygen from the wall to a portable tank before a procedure?

No

100

This provision includes assignment and delegation of nursing activities or task

What is Provision 4/4.4?

100
The key aspect in effective delegating
What is communication?
100
The most missed Right of Delegation
What is Right Supervision/Evaluation?
100

This provision includes promotion of person health, safety, and well-being

What is Provision 5/5.2?

200

Professional growth requires a commitment to

What is lifelong learning?

200

The RN delegates the PCA to start the patient on 2L of oxygen

What is improper delegation/wrong person?

200
Always remains with the delegator
What is Accountability?
200

Resources that can be referenced to provide guidance on delegation and the nurses responsibility/accountability

What is the State Nurse Practice Acts or ANA Code of Ethics?

200
(T/F) Fatigue and compassion fatigue affect a nurse's professional performance and personal life. 

What is True?

300
What is the most forgotten step of delegation?
What are supervision and evaluation
300
The UAP, who is also studying to be a paramedic, starts an IV in the emergency department
What is improper delegation/wrong task?
300
Responsibility is transferred, but accountability is not
What is Delegation?
300

This provision includes responsibility for the healthcare environment

What is Provision 6?

300

Name at least three criteria used in making a decision about what and when to delegate a task.

What are predictability of outcomes, scope of practice of delegate, knowledge and skills of delegate, potential for harm and frequency of completing the task?

400
Can a clinical assistant educate a patient and caregiver about prevention and management of chronic complications of diabetes?
No
400
The RN does not ensure that the UAP task [e.g. vital signs] is completed accurately
What is improper delegation/wrong supervision?
400

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

The state Nurse practice act.

400

(T/F) Employer policies or directives relieve the nurse of responsibility for making assignment or delegation decisions. 

What is False?

400

(T/F) Nurses are accountable for their practice even in instances of system or technology failures

What is True?

500

Right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction, and right supervision

What is 5 rights of delegation?

500

The RN must do this first before delegating patient tasks to non-RN personnel?

What is assess the patient?

500

Know your resources, build rapport, communicate clearly & respectfully, and don't forget to follow-up

What is the 4 steps to delegation?

500
The most common reason for reluctance in delegating tasks among members of the team.
What is lack of trust?
500

This Texas BON rule outlines the RN delegation of nursing tasks by registered nurses to unlicensed personnel for clients in acute care environments

What is Rule 224?