Washington State Nurse Delegation Final Exam | Q & A (Fall 2024)
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Washington State Nurse Delegation Final Exam | Q & A (Fall 2024) What are the five conditions that must be met for nurse delegation? 1. A licensed RN transfers the performance of the task. 2. There are three specific tasks that may not be delegated. 3.Delegation covers a specific task for one cl...
What are the five conditions that must be met for nurse delegation?
1. A licensed RN transfers the performance of the task.
2. There are three specific tasks that may not be delegated.
3.Delegation covers a specific task for one client.
4. Only a qualified Nursing Assistant can accept a delegation.
5. Delegation can only happen in four community settings.
List the three specific tasks that CANNOT be delegated.
1. injections, other than insulin
2. sterile procedures
3. Central line maintenance
What are the four requirements to become qualified to receive a delegation?
1. Be a NA-R or NA-C in the State of Washington
2. Have completed the education requirements for delegation.
3. Be willing to perform the specific task to be delegated.
4. Demonstrate to the delegating RN your competence to correctly perform the specific
task without direct supervision.
There are four settings in which delegation can occur. What are they?
1. Certified community residential programs for the developmentally disabled
2. Licensed adult family homes
3. Licensed boarding homes
4. In home
Maintenance of a central line can be delegated to a nursing assistant. True or False?
False
A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) can delegate a task to a nursing assistant. True or
False?
False
List ONE of the things a delegating RN is responsible for in the delegating process.
1. Delegating the task
2. Obtaining written consent from the client.
3. Supervising the delegation
4. Rescinding, or canceling, the delegation
When you receive the delegation what are TWO of the things that you are responsible
for?
, 1. Performing the delegated task according to the instructions
2. Observing the client for medication side effects, reactions to treatments, or
complications from diseases
3. Reporting changes in the conditions promptly
4. Reporting to the delegating RN/Supervisor new or changed medications or
treatments
The nursing assistant should report changes in the client's condition promptly to the
delegating RN. True or false?
True
If you are unable to perform a delegated task for any reason, what should you do?
Notify the delegating RN and your employer as soon as possible when you are unable
to complete the delegated task.
What are TWO examples of a developmental disability?
1. mental retardation
2. cerebral palsy
3. epilepsy
4. autism
5. down syndrome
List FOUR of the NINE body systems described in the workbook.
1. Cardiovascular
2. Respiratory
3. Integumentary (skin)
4. Urinary (GenitoUrinary)
5. Gastrointestinal
6. Endocrine
7. Nervous
8. Muscoskeletal
9. Sensory
For each of the four body systems you identified above, list one common disorder.
1.Heart Attack
2. Asthma
3. Burns
4. Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
5. GERD
6. Hypothyroidism
7. Seizures and Epilepsy
8. Arthritis
9. Vertigo or dizziness
Diabetes Mellitus affects which body system?
Endocrine
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