Nursing Delegation, Setting Priorities, And Making Patient Care Assignments 2nd Ed by Patricia K -Test Bank

Chapter 1: Concept of Delegation

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What is delegation?

ANS: D

Delegation is the transfer of responsibility for performance of a task from one person to another while retaining accountability for the outcome (ANA, Principles for Delegation, 2005). Assignment is the distribution of work per staff that each member is responsible for during a given period of time. Supervision is the provision of guidance and oversight pertaining to a specific delegated nursing task (ANA and NCSBN, Joint Statement on Delegation, 2006).

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension TOP: Perspectives on Delegation

2. The distribution of work per staff that each member is responsible for during a given period of time is called __________.

ANS: B

Assignment is the distribution of work per staff that each member is responsible for during a given period of time. Delegation is defined as transfer of responsibility for performance of a task from one person to another while retaining accountability for the outcome (ANA, Principles for Delegation, 2005). Supervision is the provision of guidance and oversight pertaining to a specific delegated nursing task (ANA and NCSBN, Joint Statement on Delegation, 2006). Accountability is being responsible and answerable for behaviors, actions, or inactions of self or others under the context of delegation (NCSBN, 1995).

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension TOP: Assignment

3. Which of the following statements is correct regarding delegation?

ANS: C

Delegation requires that a person accept the responsibility for the assignment; the delegation process is not considered complete until this occurs. Another aspect of delegation is the transfer of responsibility for performance of a task from one person to another while retaining accountability for the outcome. The provision of guidance and oversight pertaining to a specific delegated nursing task is considered to be a definition of the principle of supervision.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension TOP: Responsibility

4. Which of the following statements is correct regarding supervision?

ANS: A

Supervision is the provision of guidance and oversight pertaining to a specific delegated nursing task (ANA and NCSBN, Joint Statement on Delegation, 2006). Being responsible and answerable for behaviors, actions, or inactions of self or others under the context of delegation (NCSBN, 1995) is a definition of accountability. Authority is the right to act or command the actions and behavior of others. Responsibility is defined as the obligation that occurs when one accepts an assignment.

PTS: 1 DIF: Comprehension TOP: Responsibility

5. Competency has a number of different contributing factors. Which is not correct regarding NAP competency?

a.