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A Patient Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit Was Placed

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A patient admitted to the intensive care unit was placed on ventilator support.The nurse caring for this patient identified on the plan of care that one of the outcomes was that the patient would not develop ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP) .To achieve this outcome,the nurse delegates the following to the unlicensed assistive personnel: "Please perform oral care on the patient every 2 hours.In this situation oral care would include using the special swabs we have for our patients on VAP precautions so we can prevent pneumonia." Which of the five rights of delegation did the nurse use?


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Performance Objectives

Specific, measurable goals set to evaluate the effectiveness and productivity of an individual or organization.

Responsibility

The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone, often with accountable outcomes.

Organisational Design

The process of structuring an organisation's roles, responsibilities, and relationships to achieve its goals and objectives efficiently.

Bureaucratic Designs

Organizational structures that are characterized by clear hierarchies, division of labor, strict regulations, and formal procedures.

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