Find a legal or ethical case on the Internet that involves a student nurse or a nurse
Send the URL address to classmates and Dr. Griffin through the D2L class list. Be prepared to discuss any ethical dilemmas noted in the case.
Case Study: Delegation
Ms. Liz Osborne is being admitted to the medical-surgical unit for acute symptoms of anemia. She is a 27-year-old schoolteacher. She has been on a juice diet for the past month to help her lose weight before her wedding and has been experiencing fainting spells, weakness, shortness of breath, and leg cramps.
Jay is the student nurse who has been assigned to admit Ms. Osborne. He is in his last semester of nursing school and is preparing to take the NCLEX-RN examination. Because of this, he is anxious to finish his shift so he may go home to study.
1. Jay begins to plan Ms. Osborne's care and decides to delegate Ms. Osborne's assessment to the nursing assistant because he is behind on his patient rounds. It is acceptable for Jay to delegate the task of assessment according to the American Nurses Association (ANA) and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN).
A. True
B. False
2. Jay delegates the task of taking vital signs to a new nursing assistant on the unit with whom Jay has never worked before. Which of the following questions asked of the new nursing assistant will help Jay determine that it is safe to delegate the task of taking vital signs? (Select all that apply.)
A. "How long should you keep the thermometer in the patient's mouth?"
B. "How do you apply a blood pressure cuff to an obese patient?"
C. "How do you take a patient's pulse?"
D. "Do you know how to take vital signs?"
3. Before Jay delegates tasks, he must make sure that he is delegating in accordance with a registered nurse's legal scope of practice. Rank in order the five rights of delegation Jay must follow.
A. Right supervision/evaluation
B. Right person
C. Right task
D. Right circumstances
E. Right direction/communication