Assigning, Delegating, Supervising, and Prioritizing CareDelegation can be defined as the allocation of the nurse’s responsibility for accomplishing a duty to another nursing team member while holding accountability for the outcome of the jobs. Commitment can be entrusted. Accountability cannot be delegated. The delegating registered nurse remains accountable for all client care even though some aspects of care can be charged to others. (RegisteredNursing.org Staff 2020)
1.Describe the patients you will be assigned to the LPN?Client number
3: a 33-year-old male firefighter who has fallen and broken his right femur after surgery with pain in his leg.?Client number
2: 46-year-old female with full-thickness burns to the leg which needs to have dressings changed
2.Describe the care that you will be delegating to the LPN and CNA?I will delegate to the LPN the administration of pain medication as well as the changing of dressing.?I will charge the CNA for the checking of vital signs and assisting patients with dementia awaiting lab results.
3.List the interventions that you would want to supervise for the LPN and CNA?The registered nurse remains responsible for and accountable for the quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of all the care delivered by the LPN and CNA. Thus, the registered nurse must supervise all the delegated responsibilities, namely, the
3Administration of medication making sure that the LPN is giving the correct dose and medication, changing of dressing, checking the vital signs taken by the CNA, and making sure it is properly recorded and documented. The nurse should also give feedback and evaluate patient outcomes following the performance of the delegated task.
4.List the clients and care from the highest to lowest priority1. Client number
4: 18-year-old male with wheezing and labored respirations unrelieved by an inhaler
2.Client number 3: the 33-year-old male firefighter who has fallen and broken his right femur after surgery with pain in his leg
3.Client number 2: 46-year-old female with full-thickness burns to the leg which needs to have dressings changed
4.Client number 5: 74-year-old female with new-onset dementia awaiting lab results5.Client number 1: 50-year-old male who had a heart attack and stent placed with typical vital signs6.Client number 6: 52-year-old female who has been recent diagnoses with diabetes type 2 and is getting discharged54
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