Effective delegation is a vital part of the nurse's ...

[lunatika]

Effective delegation is a vital part of the nurse's responsibilities. What factor should guide the nurse to correctly delegate a nursing task?
 
  a. The education and experience of the delegatee
  b. The job description of the delegatee
  c. The patient request for the delegatee
  d. The staffing levels on a unit

Question 2

Which statement describes the primary purpose of an incident report?
 
  a. This report is used by nurse managers to discipline the nurse for her errors.
  b. It is imperative that this report be kept in the patient's medical record in case of a lawsuit.
  c. A copy should be provided to the patient to promote open communication.
  d. This report is used by risk management to prevent the incident from reoccurring.

[macmac]

Answer to Question 1

A
Delegation is a vital component of nursing care; the nurse must know the educational level and experience of the person being delegated a task. This enables the nurse to accurately align the patient care needs with the patient assignments. Once the nurse knows this, patient care assignments can be given with consideration to patient requests and staffing levels on the unit. The delegatee's job description can provide insight into his scope of responsibilities, but the nurse must base delegation on the skill level and experience of the delegate.

Answer to Question 2

D
The main function of an incident report is to prevent the incident from happening again. The report allows the nurse manager and risk management to evaluate the context in which the incident occurred and to identify appropriate strategies to prevent a reoccurrence. Although incident reports have been used to discipline nurses, this is not the current trend and is not their purpose. These reports are not a part of the patient record and therefore are not part of accurate patient charting. A copy should not be shared with the patient.