A nursing instructor evaluates the nursing students' understanding of factors involved in new nurse graduates' tendency to underdelegate. Which response by the students would indicate that further teaching is needed?
a. Fear of resentment from older personnel
b. Need for approval
c. Lack of understanding of clinical principles
d. Confusion regarding their scope of duties
C
Further teaching is needed if the students responded lack of understanding of clinical principles. All
new graduates should have a firm understanding of basic clinical principles and be willing to ask for
assistance for clarification of areas in which they are unsure. The new nurse graduates tendency to
underdelegate is usually related to fear or resentment on the part of more experienced nurses, the need
for approval or validation by completing all of their assigned duties without assistance, or they may be
unsure of the scope of their duties or what they are allowed to do (such as ask for help).
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