Author Question: According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, there are five factors that a nurse ... (Read 105 times)

JMatthes · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

According to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, there are five factors that a nurse should assess when making a decision to delegate nursing tasks.

These factors are assessing the potential for harm, the complexity of the task, the amount of problem solving and innovation re-quired, the unpredictability of the outcome, and the ____. a. Amount of time that the task will take
b. Degree of comfort the delegatee has with the task
c. Level of patient interaction
d. Method of measuring outcomes

Question 2

Effective managers utilize group problem solving to discuss and participate in solving a problem. Which are examples of decision-making strategies that are useful in groups (select all that apply)?

a. Incrementalism
b. Scenario planning
c. Worst-case scenario
d. Six Sigma
e. Budgetary model

meganmoser117 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

C
The level of patient interaction is the fifth factor that nurses should assess when making delega-tion decisions.

Answer to Question 2

B, C, D
Scenario planning, worst-case scenario, and the use of Six Sigma are all effective group prob-lem-solving tools.