Wrongful Delegation of Patient Care
Three flashcards based on the concept map about wrongful delegation and the Five Rights of Delegation.
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Q. What does the Right Task mean in delegation?
A. It means delegating only tasks that are within the delegatee’s scope of practice, skills, role, and legal authority.
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Q. How was the Right Circumstance violated in the GI tube case?
A. The RN assigned a high-risk GI tube reinsertion to a CNA even though the patient was unstable and needed close examination.
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Q. What does the Right Supervision require during delegation?
A. It requires the delegator to provide guidance, monitoring, and evaluation to ensure the task is done safely and effectively.