NCLEX TEST- 9 DELEGATION STRATEGY PRT 1

1. When a task is delegated, who retains legal accountability?. UAP. LPN. RN. Charge nurse.

2. Which patient characteristic MUST be present to delegate to a UAP?. New diagnosis. Unstable condition. Predictable outcome. Invasive procedure.

3. Which task is appropriate to delegate to a UAP?. Initial assessment. Teaching insulin injection. Vital signs on stable patient. Evaluating pain response.

4. Which task should NEVER be delegated to a UAP?. Ambulation of stable client. Intake and output recording. Medication administration. Bathing.

5. The 'EAT' rule for UAP delegation stands for: Evaluate, Assess, Teach. Examine, Analyze, Treat. Educate, Act, Transfer. Evaluate, Administer, Teach.

6. Which scenario violates the Right Circumstance of delegation?. Stable post-op day 3 ambulation. Feeding a chronic stable patient. Taking vitals on all unit patients. Recording intake.

7. Which instruction demonstrates proper Right Direction?. 'Check the patient'. 'Monitor closely'. 'Report urine output <30 mL/hr'. 'Keep an eye on vitals'.

8. Which task may be delegated to an LPN?. Initial assessment. IV push medication. Reinforcing teaching. Triage.

9. What must the RN do after delegating a task?. Assume it was completed. Document immediately. Supervise and evaluate outcome. Notify provider.

10. If a patient becomes unstable, delegation should: Continue as planned. Transfer to LPN. Be stopped and RN resumes care. Be reassigned to UAP.

11. When a task is delegated, who retains legal accountability?. UAP. LPN. RN. Charge nurse.

12. Which patient characteristic MUST be present to delegate to a UAP?. New diagnosis. Unstable condition. Predictable outcome. Invasive procedure.

13. Which task is appropriate to delegate to a UAP?. Initial assessment. Teaching insulin injection. Vital signs on stable patient. Evaluating pain response.

14. Which task should NEVER be delegated to a UAP?. Ambulation of stable client. Intake and output recording. Medication administration. Bathing.

15. The 'EAT' rule for UAP delegation stands for: Evaluate, Assess, Teach. Examine, Analyze, Treat. Educate, Act, Transfer. Evaluate, Administer, Teach.

16. Which scenario violates the Right Circumstance of delegation?. Stable post-op day 3 ambulation. Feeding a chronic stable patient. Taking vitals on all unit patients. Recording intake.

17. Which instruction demonstrates proper Right Direction?. 'Check the patient'. 'Monitor closely'. 'Report urine output <30 mL/hr'. 'Keep an eye on vitals'.

18. Which task may be delegated to an LPN?. Initial assessment. IV push medication. Reinforcing teaching. Triage.

19. What must the RN do after delegating a task?. Assume it was completed. Document immediately. Supervise and evaluate outcome. Notify provider.

20. If a patient becomes unstable, delegation should: Continue as planned. Transfer to LPN. Be stopped and RN resumes care. Be reassigned to UAP.

21. When a task is delegated, who retains legal accountability?. UAP. LPN. RN. Charge nurse.

22. Which patient characteristic MUST be present to delegate to a UAP?. New diagnosis. Unstable condition. Predictable outcome. Invasive procedure.

23. Which task is appropriate to delegate to a UAP?. Initial assessment. Teaching insulin injection. Vital signs on stable patient. Evaluating pain response.

24. Which task should NEVER be delegated to a UAP?. Ambulation of stable client. Intake and output recording. Medication administration. Bathing.

25. The 'EAT' rule for UAP delegation stands for: Evaluate, Assess, Teach. Examine, Analyze, Treat. Educate, Act, Transfer. Evaluate, Administer, Teach.

26. Which scenario violates the Right Circumstance of delegation?. Stable post-op day 3 ambulation. Feeding a chronic stable patient. Taking vitals on all unit patients. Recording intake.

27. Which instruction demonstrates proper Right Direction?. 'Check the patient'. 'Monitor closely'. 'Report urine output <30 mL/hr'. 'Keep an eye on vitals'.

28. Which task may be delegated to an LPN?. Initial assessment. IV push medication. Reinforcing teaching. Triage.

29. What must the RN do after delegating a task?. Assume it was completed. Document immediately. Supervise and evaluate outcome. Notify provider.

30. If a patient becomes unstable, delegation should: Continue as planned. Transfer to LPN. Be stopped and RN resumes care. Be reassigned to UAP.

31. When a task is delegated, who retains legal accountability?. UAP. LPN. RN. Charge nurse.

32. Which patient characteristic MUST be present to delegate to a UAP?. New diagnosis. Unstable condition. Predictable outcome. Invasive procedure.

33. Which task is appropriate to delegate to a UAP?. Initial assessment. Teaching insulin injection. Vital signs on stable patient. Evaluating pain response.

34. Which task should NEVER be delegated to a UAP?. Ambulation of stable client. Intake and output recording. Medication administration. Bathing.

35. The 'EAT' rule for UAP delegation stands for: Evaluate, Assess, Teach. Examine, Analyze, Treat. Educate, Act, Transfer. Evaluate, Administer, Teach.

36. Which scenario violates the Right Circumstance of delegation?. Stable post-op day 3 ambulation. Feeding a chronic stable patient. Taking vitals on all unit patients. Recording intake.

37. Which instruction demonstrates proper Right Direction?. 'Check the patient'. 'Monitor closely'. 'Report urine output <30 mL/hr'. 'Keep an eye on vitals'.

38. Which task may be delegated to an LPN?. Initial assessment. IV push medication. Reinforcing teaching. Triage.

39. What must the RN do after delegating a task?. Assume it was completed. Document immediately. Supervise and evaluate outcome. Notify provider.

40. If a patient becomes unstable, delegation should: Continue as planned. Transfer to LPN. Be stopped and RN resumes care. Be reassigned to UAP.

41. When a task is delegated, who retains legal accountability?. UAP. LPN. RN. Charge nurse.

42. Which patient characteristic MUST be present to delegate to a UAP?. New diagnosis. Unstable condition. Predictable outcome. Invasive procedure.

43. Which task is appropriate to delegate to a UAP?. Initial assessment. Teaching insulin injection. Vital signs on stable patient. Evaluating pain response.

44. Which task should NEVER be delegated to a UAP?. Ambulation of stable client. Intake and output recording. Medication administration. Bathing.

45. The 'EAT' rule for UAP delegation stands for: Evaluate, Assess, Teach. Examine, Analyze, Treat. Educate, Act, Transfer. Evaluate, Administer, Teach.

46. Which scenario violates the Right Circumstance of delegation?. Stable post-op day 3 ambulation. Feeding a chronic stable patient. Taking vitals on all unit patients. Recording intake.

47. Which instruction demonstrates proper Right Direction?. 'Check the patient'. 'Monitor closely'. 'Report urine output <30 mL/hr'. 'Keep an eye on vitals'.

48. Which task may be delegated to an LPN?. Initial assessment. IV push medication. Reinforcing teaching. Triage.

49. What must the RN do after delegating a task?. Assume it was completed. Document immediately. Supervise and evaluate outcome. Notify provider.

50. If a patient becomes unstable, delegation should: Continue as planned. Transfer to LPN. Be stopped and RN resumes care. Be reassigned to UAP.