Chapter 2: NCSBN Delegation Decision-Making Tree and the Five Rights

Chapter 2: NCSBN Delegation Decision-Making Tree and the Five Rights

 

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

 

1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Delegation Decision-Making Tree consists of four steps. Which of the following is not one of these steps?

a.	assessment of the patient, staff, and situational context
b.	planning of the context based on the delegation needs
c.	surveillance, supervision, and monitoring of the delegation to assure compliance with standards of practice, policy, and procedures
d.	evaluation and feedback to consider the effectiveness of the delegation

 

 

ANS:  B

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) developed a Delegation Decision-Making Tree as a means of providing consistent guidelines for nursing delegation of staff. The NCSBN Delegation Decision-Making Tree consists of four steps: 1) assessment of the patient, staff, and situational context, and planning of the delegation based upon the patient’s needs and resources available (not planning of the context based on the delegation needs); 2) communication with the delegate to provide direction and opportunities for interaction while the task is being completed; 3) surveillance, supervision, and monitoring of the delegation to assure compliance with standards of practice, policy, and procedures; and 4) evaluation and feedback to consider the effectiveness of the delegation.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Comprehension

TOP:   The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Delegation Decision-Making Tree

 

2. A nurse who will be delegating some nursing tasks to other staff members has considered the client’s health care status and stability of condition, the predictability of risks and responses, the setting where the care occurs, and the complexity of the task being performed. Which of the four steps of the NCSBN Delegation Decision-Making Tree was used?

a.	assessment
b.	communication and planning
c.	surveillance and supervision
d.	evaluation and feedback

 

 

ANS:  C

Step Three: Surveillance and supervision in the NCSBN Delegation Decision-Making Tree is related to the nurse’s responsibility for client care from a supervisory role. The nurse who operates in this stage considers client’s health care status and stability of condition, predictability of risks and responses, setting where the care occurs, and complexity of the task being performed; determines the frequency of the supervision required; and is responsible for the timely intervention and follow-up based on problems and concerns (NCSBN, 1995).

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Application

TOP:   The National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) Delegation Decision-Making Tree

 

3. When a nurse decides to delegate a nursing task to others, a number of considerations take place before the decision itself is made. Which of the following is not one of these considerations?

a.	needs of the patient
b.	condition of the patient
c.	potential harm
d.	status of the staff

 

 

ANS:  D

Decisions to delegate nursing tasks take into consideration a number of factors. Some of these include: 1) needs of the patient; 2) condition of the patient; 3) potential harm; 4) stability of the patient’s condition; 5) the task itself; 6) the ability to predict the outcome of the delegation; and 7) knowledge of the staff’s competencies and abilities.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Comprehension

TOP:   The Five Rights of Delegation

 

4. Education, training, utilization, and legal parameters for nurses are guided by a number of organizations and acts/laws. Which of the following is not one of these organizations or acts/laws?

a.	State Nurse Practice Act
b.	ANA
c.	IOM
d.	State Boards of Nursing

 

 

ANS:  C

The scope of nursing practice, education, training, utilization, and legal parameters of nursing practice are guided and defined by a number of organizations and legal acts. Some of these include: 1) State Nurse Practice Act; 2) ANA; 3) NCSBN (not the IOM, which is the Institute of Medicine); and 4) State Boards of Nursing.

 

PTS:   1                    DIF:    Knowledge    TOP:   Regulations

 

5. Nursing tasks that can sometimes be delegated if the staff has received additional speciality training and credentialing are listed below. Which of the following is not correct?

a.	sterile procedures
b.	medication administration
c.	IV therapy
d.	health teaching

 

 

ANS:  D

Some nursing tasks which are not commonly delegated can be delegated to staff members who have received specialty training and credentialing. Some of these tasks include: 1) sterile procedures; 2) medication administration; 3) IV therapy; 4) care of broken skin and other minor cuts or abrasions; and 5) invasive procedures such as inserting tubes into body cavities and instilling substances via an indwelling tube. Tasks that cannot be delegated include: 1) health teaching; 2) planning of care; and 3) evaluation of care given.

 

PTS:     1          DIF:     Knowledge      TOP:    Regulations