High-Risk Delegation Can Lead to Problems for the Nurse

question 2

Multiple Choice

High-risk delegation can lead to problems for the nurse.One concern to avoid this is to evaluate:

• A)if the delegated task could cause harm to the patient
• B)only tasks in the implementation phase of the nursing process
• C)if the NAP has completed the task before
• D)how well the licensed vocational nurse (LVN) functions in their role

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Definitions:

National Hospital Discharge Survey

A survey designed to collect data on characteristics of inpatients discharged from non-federal short-stay hospitals in the United States.

Representativeness

The extent to which a sample or study findings accurately reflect the broader population from which they were drawn, affecting the generalizability of research conclusions.

Positive Predictive Value

The probability that individuals with a positive test result actually have the disease in question, measuring the test's accuracy.

Prevalence

The proportion of individuals in a population who have a specific disease or attribute at a specified point in time or over a specified period.