Question

The nurse is determining whether it is appropriate to delegate a task to the ...personal. Which of the following must be considered before the task can be safely delegated? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY!

a.) number of patients the nurse is caring for.

b.) stability of the patient

c.) predictability of the outcome

d.) complexity of the task

e.) number of unlicensed personnel working on the unit

Answer 1

The following must be considered before the task can be safely delegated-

a - number of patients because it is possible that another person whom the task is assigning can't manage a large number of patients.

b - Yes, the stability of the patient should be considered.

c - The outcome's prediction depends on the person who is taking the task. If a person is good, the outcome will be definitely better.

d - More complex is the task, more is the chance of the mistake.

e - If the number of unlicensed personnel working on the unit is more, there is a greater chance of doing the task wrong.

Hence, the answer a,b,c,d and e i.e, all the options above