Washington State Nurse Delegation Questions and Correct Answers the Latest Update and Recommended Version
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Washington State Nurse Delegation
There are five conditions for nurse delegation:
1. A licensed Registered Nurse transfers performance of a task.
2. There are four specific tasks that may not be delegated.
3. A delegation covers a specific task for one client.
4. Only qualified Nursing Assistants/Home Care Aides can accept ...
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Washington State Nurse Delegation
Questions and Correct Answers the
Latest Update and Recommended
Version
There are five conditions for nurse delegation:
✓ 1. A licensed Registered Nurse transfers performance of a task.
✓ 2. There are four specific tasks that may not be delegated.
✓ 3. A delegation covers a specific task for one client.
✓ 4. Only qualified Nursing Assistants/Home Care Aides can accept a delegation. 5.
Delegation can only happen in four community settings.
The following four tasks may NOT be delegated to you.
✓ 1. Injections, other than insulin.
✓ 2. Sterile procedures.
✓ 3. Maintenance of central lines.
✓ 4. Tasks that require nursing judgment.
There are five requirements to be qualified to receive a delegation. You must:
✓ 1. Be an HCA, NA-R or a NA-C current and in good standing in Washington State.
✓ 2. Have completed the educational requirements for delegation.
✓ 3. Be willing to perform the specific task to be delegated.
✓ 4. Demonstrate your competence to perform the specific tasks to be delegated correctly
and without direct supervision to the delegating RN.
There are four settings in which delegation can occur:
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✓ 1. Certified community residential programs for the developmentally disabled.
✓ 2. Licensed adult family homes.
✓ 3. Licensed assisted living facilities.
✓ 4. In clients' homes.
✓ Five conditions for nurse delegation
✓ Tasks that may NOT be delegated
✓ Qualified NA
✓ Community settings
In the delegation process, there are five key roles that you should understand. The role of the:
✓ 1. Client
✓ 2. Delegating RN
✓ 3. Nursing Assistant/Home Care Aide
✓ 4. Case Manager
✓ 5. Home care agency supervisor or facility Administrator
The client or his/her representative must give consent for nurse delegation.
✓ True
The RN has five main areas of responsibility in delegation:
✓ 1. Assessing the client and evaluating the appropriateness of the delegation.
✓ 2. Obtaining written informed consent from the client or authorized representative for the
delegation process.
✓ 3. Delegating the task.
✓ 4. Supervising the delegation.
✓ 5. Rescinding (canceling) the delegation.
There are four primary actions you are responsible for in a delegation:
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