In order to delegate, which must be present? Note: Credit will be ...

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In order to delegate, which must be present? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply.
 
  1. Accountability for the assignment on the part of the delegate
  2. Accountability for the assignment on the part of the delegator
  3. Authority by the delegator to assign the task to the delegate
  4. Responsibility for task completion on the part of the delegator
  5. Authority of the delegate to accomplish the task as assigned

Question 2

The hospital operator announced over the paging system, Dr. Strong, fourth floor, A-wing, Dr. Strong, fourth floor, A-wing. A newly hired nurse asks another nurse, Who is Dr.
 
  Strong? The nurse replies, This is the announcement that alerts security there is violent behavior on that unit. Which statement would be an appropriate report to this unit's manager? 1. Our new nurse does not know what Dr. Strong' means.
  2. There was an incident in which a staff person did not know what Dr. Strong' meant. Could we have an in-service on this policy?
  3. The operator paged a Dr. Strong' and we didn't know what to do.
  4. Why do they use Dr. Strong' when there is trouble? They should just call for help.

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Answer to Question 1

1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: The delegator and delegate share accountability to accomplish the task.
Rationale 2: The delegator and delegate share accountability to accomplish the task.
Rationale 3: The delegator must have the authority to assign the task.
Rationale 4: The delegate takes on the responsibility for completion of the task.
Rationale 5: Effective delegation transfers authority to the delegate to empower the delegate for success.
Global Rationale:

Answer to Question 2

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Rationale 1: This statement does not offer any plan for correction.
Rationale 2: Since this is a newly hired nurse, one would expect that the Dr. Strong' page would have been covered in orientation. Since this nurse did not understand the meaning of the page, it is likely others will not. An in-service is needed.
Rationale 3: The newly hired nurse did not know what to do, which indicates that others in the same orientation may also be uninformed. The more experienced nurse did know what the page meant.
Rationale 4: The nurse needs to understand the policy, not make comments on its worth.
Global Rationale: