Which situations would cause concern about liability with regard to delegation? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The nurse asks the LPN to change a central line dressing.
2. The nursing supervisor asks the nurse for details about a client's history.
3. The nursing assistant asks a nurse to check the status of a client on the team.
4. The supervisor asks the charge nurse to give a nurse a difficult assignment.
5. The charge nurse asks a staff nurse's opinion on the client's surgical incision.
1,2,4
Rationale 1: The LPN cannot usually work with central lines and cannot legally change the dressing for the RN.
Rationale 2: Confidential information cannot be shared with individuals not directly involved in the client's care. Under normal circumstances, the nursing supervisor would not need information about a client's history.
Rationale 3: It is acceptable for a nursing assistant to ask the nurse to check on a client.
Rationale 4: Requesting that a nurse be given a difficult assignment is leaving the organization open to liability issues.
Rationale 5: It is common and acceptable for nurses to ask other nurses for consultation on client care.
Global Rationale:
You might also like to view...
The nurse manager is listening to new nurses discussing nurses as managers and overhears one state, ?I don?t care how long I am a nurse, I will never be a manager
? Which ways do nurses manage regardless of their official role? Select all that apply. 1. Delegation responsibilities 2. Coordination of client care 3. Working with the budget 4. Deciding on priorities 5. Being a liaison
While learning about the cardiovascular system in the prenursing anatomy and physiology class, the students are studying positive chronotropy. What is this?
A) The force of myocardial contraction B) The constriction of peripheral blood vessels C) Conduction through the AV node D) Stimulation of the sympathetic system that increases heart rate
The nurse is listening to a client describe her frustrations with her health and how she continues to feel sick. The nurse is letting the client express her feelings so she may engage in:
a. catharsis. c. rapport. b. empathy. d. empowerment.
A cataract occurs when the crystalline lens of the eye becomes opaque
True False