Which Situations Are Examples of Ineffective Delegation

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which situations are examples of ineffective delegation?

• A) After delegating committee attendance to a staff nurse, the nurse manager also attends the meetings.
• B) The unit clerk asks the nurse manager to "listen for the phones" so the clerk can go to the hospital's celebration of hospital week.
• C) The nurse manager asks the staff nurse to collect information about a new type of hospital bed being considered for purchase.
• D) The staff nurse asks the UAP to provide simple discharge instructions to a client.
• E) The staff nurse often bathes clients because "I like to give bed baths."

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