The Nurse Determines That One of the Unlicensed Assistive Personnel

question 29

Multiple Choice

The nurse determines that one of the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) working with her patients does not follow safety precautions when ambulating patients. What should the nurse consider before acting on this knowledge? Select all that apply.

• A) The tasks performed by UAPs must conform to hospital policy and procedure.
• B) The nurse must act as a patient advocate.
• C) The nurse should follow the UAP job description as written by the hospital's administration.
• D) If the nurse's supervisor tells the nurse to delegate this task to the UAP, the nurse is still accountable for errors made by the UAP.
• E) The nurse is accountable only for the work personally performed.

Analyze the effect of actual activity levels on budgeted amounts.

Understand the standard number of machine-hours allowed for production.

Understand and calculate variable overhead efficiency variance.

Prepare flexible budgets for different activity levels and understand its components.

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