Question

Which scenario indicates that one of your RN colleagues understands the concept of delegation? Requesting the nursing assistant escort Mrs. Lowe to play bridge in the common area after jointly determining this is a chance for her to socialize Referring Barb's teaching regarding the home use of CPAP for sleep apnea to a respiratory therapist Checking on the nursing assistant and patients frequently to monitor progress of ambulating postsurgical patients Assigning a nursing assistant to feed a stroke patient and stopping frequently to help

Answer 1

Delegation refers to transfer of responsibility to another person.This person is completely responsible for the end result .They take the full role to complete the task and always capable of doing it.In nursing delegation there are five rights (task,circumstances, person,direction,supervision).In simple a RN gives a particular task of a patient to another skilled person to do it and finish it.They can delegate work to

Here the RN can request the NA to care for a patient in a particular circumstances with particular task.

The second statement is a reference to another professional which a nurse can do because the respiratory therapist are the who can teach the use of CPAP in an effective way.They are the right person to assess the apnea of a patiwnt and educate how it can be managed

Checking or supervision of the NA can be done but not the patient

A nursing assistant can feed the patient but should not be stopped frequently during a procedure,this indicates lack of experience

Ans:Referring Barb's teaching regarding the home use of CPAP for sleep apnea to a respiratory therapist