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Which of the following is not part of the five steps in the NCSBN decision-making tree used for delegation?
 
  a. assessment, planning, and communication
  b. intervention and supervision
  c. surveillance and supervision
  d. evaluation and feedback

Question 2

A new graduate nurse assigns a NAP to provide basic ADL (activities of daily living) to several patients on the unit. The NAP obtains vital signs and helps to bathe and feed patients assigned. The nurse is:
 
  a. accountable only for the actions performed by herself
  b. accountable for all of her own actions plus those of the NAP
  c. accountable only for the basic ADL provided by the NAP
  d. not accountable for anything the NAP does outside of the NAP's scope of practice



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Answer to Question 1

B
The NCSBN delegation decision-making tree consists of: assessment and planning, communication, surveillance and supervision, and evaluation and feedback. While intervention and supervision are important decision-making factors, they are not as vital as these other components as they relate to the delegation of NAP.

Answer to Question 2

B
Through the act of delegation, the nurse is accountable for the actions or inactions of the NAP as well as those of herself. In the situation described above, the nurse is responsible for the actions of the NAP as well as the act of delegation of tasks according to the education and experience level of the NAP.



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