A newly graduated nurse has been assigned to work with one assistive personnel staff member. When delegating skills, which guidelines should the nurse use? (Select all that apply.)
a. Assign just bed making skills and feeding tasks.
b. Assess the knowledge of the assistive personnel.
c. Match tasks to the assistant's skills.
d. Have the nursing assistant document as-sessment findings.
e. Assess skill levels of assistive personnel.
B, C, E
The guidelines for delegation include the following: assess the knowledge and skills of the per-son to whom you are delegating; match tasks to the assistant's skills; and provide feedback. It is the nurse's responsibility, not the assistant's, to complete documentation of assessment findings. The nurse can assign/delegate more than just bed making skills and feeding tasks.
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