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?

Two days after the client’s admission, the nurse notices that an order to implement a venous thromboembolic protocol was never implemented. Which statement best describes appropriate initial follow-up by the nurse?

During a unit staff meeting, the nurse manager informs the staff that after a chart review during the months of May – August, the unit had 5 catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The staff nurse understands that this is an example of which type of audit?

What task will best allow a health-care organization to benchmark its performance?

A staff nurse is training a new RN. The staff nurse recognizes the new RN needs additional education when she overhears the following:

The UAP is caring for the 10-year-old child who has just completed chemotherapy treatments. Which action by the UAP requires the RN to intervene?

The client is being referred to a specialty provider at another healthcare oganization. The client is being transferred via EMS. Which items should the nurse include in the transfer? (Select all that apply)

The perioperative unit at the hospital is putting together an interdisciplinary team to find ways to prevent post-surgical complications. What behavior would display the actions of a great interdisciplinary team member?