NUR 213 Nur 213 M6.4 Delegation Activity.

Nur 213 M6.4 Delegation Activity Assignment Instructions After reading the articles and the scenario, write a response to the following questions: During the SBAR report to the operating room RN, did the PACU RN’s statements to the UAP accurately reflect appropriate delegation? If not, why not? No, the PACU RN’s statement to the UAP did not accurately reflect appropriate delegation. The SBAR is a tool used as written or verbal communication to provide important and concise information among healthcare workers. In this scenario, the RN providing the patient’s care should of perform the patient’s physical assessment to obtain accurate patient data to then give the patient handoff report. The UAP’s action to assess patients is not within his/her scope of practice. If not, what should the PACU RN have done? The PACU RN should have taken the time to assess the patient prior to contacting the OR nurse for the patient handoff report. Or he/she should have discontinued the call, assessed the patient, and then returned the call to the OR nurse with accurate patient data.