Which of the following tasks should the charge nurse assign to the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)?

Which statement accurately identifies a concern associated with decentralized staffing

A charge nurse is floated to the rehabilitation unit because the usual charge nurse has a sick day, and the nurse observes the following. On each wing there is a RN/LPN or RN/CNA pair that provides care for a group of 8 clients. The nurse concludes that which care delivery system is being utilized on this unit?

The charge nurses is making patient assignments for the next shift on the unit. There is one critical patient on the unit, who is going to require more care than the other patients. Before delegating this patient in an assignment, what is the appropriate action by the charge nurse?

A new nurse is participating in interdisciplinary team rounds on the neurological unit as part of their orientation process. The new nurse understands that the overall goal of interdisciplinary collaboration is what?

The nurse educator is preparing to give an in-service on proper delegation to include the five rights of delegation. Which of the follow should be included? (select all that apply)

A member of the team has been delegated some tasks and reports, “I’ve been given too much to do and I’m not going to be able to complete the work on time.” What is the RN’s best initial action?

A new nurse is reluctant to delegate to the more experienced LPN due to fear that the nurse will be perceived as incompetent or unable to complete all of their nursing tasks by the rest of the unit. This is an example of what common delegation error?

The RN has completed making client assignments for the shift and is preparing to delegate appropriate nursing care activities to the staff. Which tasks may the RN delegate to the CNA? Select all that apply.

The LPN reports to the nurse that the client’s TPN infusion was inadvertently turned off one hour ago. In response to this finding, which statement to the LPN should be the nurse’s priority?