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?

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?