NCLEX-RN

NCLEX-RN Review Study Guide

1.3 Grounds for Disciplinary Action The nurse practice acts are not the only thing that define how nurses practice. As mentioned earlier, nurses have codes of ethics, facility policies and guidelines, and the ANA standards of practice. 1. Nurses also have the ____________________________ of ____________________________, which is the way a prudent nurse in the same situation would act. Nurses are held to this not only in everyday practice, but they can also be held to this in a court of law and before the board of nursing. 1.4 Leadership and Delegation in Nursing Remember, as a registered nurse, you take on several roles: • Provider of care • Manager of care • ____________________________ (Question 1) • ____________________________ (Question 2) • Member of the healthcare team Some issues to think about when delegating tasks to other members of the healthcare team include: • The need for licensure of the person to whom the task is delegated • Orientation of the person to whom the task is delegated to • The unit/task assigned • The capability of the person to whom the task is delegated • The fairness of the assignment • The fear of the delegating RN of seeming controlling. The five rights of task delegation: • Right task • Right circumstances • Right ____________________________ (Question 3) • Right direction/communication • Right supervision

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