Some questions that nurses should consider prior to delegating ...

[mikaylakyoung]

Some questions that nurses should consider prior to delegating nursing tasks are listed below. Which are correct?
 
  a. Who has the time to complete the delegated task?
  b. Which staff member would be the best fit for the patient's personality?
  c. What is the urgency of the task?
  d. Are there any unit meetings or other obliga-tions that need to be considered?
  e. Which staff need to develop their skills?
  f. Which staff would enjoy the task?

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the three key pieces of legislation that established national standards that states use to regulate health insurance?
 
  a. ELISA c. HIPAA
  b. COBRA d. ERISA

[TheNamesImani]

Answer to Question 1

A, C, E, F
The Harvard ManageMentor Delegating Tools (2004) provide a number of guidelines for effective delegation of nursing tasks. According to this source, six questions that should be considered prior to delegation are: 1) Who has the time to complete the delegated task?; 2) Who is the best person for the task?; 3) What is the urgency of the task?; 4) Are there any deadlines?; 5) Which staff need to develop their skills?; and 6) Which staff would enjoy the task? While the consideration of unit meetings or other obligations and how to fit staff with a patient's personality may be additional considerations, they are not part of these six key factors to be considered prior to delegation.

Answer to Question 2

A
Three integral pieces of federal legislation that states use to regulate health insurance through the
development of national standards are COBRA (Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act),
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), and ERISA (Employee Retirement
Income Security Act). ELISA (Enzyme-Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay) is a biochemical test used to
determine certain serum antibody concentrations such as HIV.