HUM 232 End of Quarter Jeopardy

You cannot delegate the nursing process/practice; education, assessment, evaluation to this person
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You cannot delegate the nursing process/practice; education, assessment, evaluation to this person
CNA (certified nursing assistant) or UAP (unlicensed assistive personal)
5 rights of delegation
Right task
Right circumstances
Right person
Right directions and communication
Right supervision and evaluation
Tasks that can not be delegated by an RN
(TAPE) Teaching, Assessment, Planning & Evaluating
Explain the RN's decision to delegate
This is based on the RN's judgment related to care complexity, the workload and competence of the person accepting the delegation and the type and amount of supervision required, the patient's condition, policies of the facility, and patient needs.
Define Delegation
The transfer of responsibility for the performance of an activity from one individual to another while retaining accountability for the outcome
This was developed in the 1950s by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and has undergone numerous modifications since
NURSING CODE OF ETHICS
Proper documentation of unusual occurrences, incidents, and accidents and the nursing actions taken as a result is internal to the institution or agency and allows the nurse and administration to review the quality of care and determine any potential risks.
Method of promoting quality care and identifying safety issues (IR- Incident report, SRM- Safety Reporting Method)
Explain Quality improvement efforts
Promotes patient safety, quality of care and can also positively impact job satisfaction and improve nurses work environment.
Looks at practices and behaviors that seem irregular or that are deviations from policies and standards to help identify and help prevent errors from occurring, decrease adverse events, maximize safety and quality and optimize patient outcomes.
Risk Management/Quality Improvement
RN priority consideration when planning assignments is always....
Patient Safety
Bearing responsibility for both the action and inaction of the nurse and those to whom he or she delegates tasksAccountabilityPatients with which precautions need private room?Neutropenic precautions Enteric/contact precautions Airborne precautionsThe active process of directing, guiding and influencing the outcome of an individuals performance of a taskSupervisionDelegation considerationsPatient stability, staff capabilities, complexity of the task and amount of clinical oversight the delegator will be able to provide.What is HB 1868?Safe staffing bill (nurse: patient ratio)Ways nurses can get involved in policy changesRegister to vote and VOTE. Join a professional nursing organization. Communicate with policy makers by phone, letters, email or fax. Meet with policymakers and participate in town hall meetings.This process is responsible for shaping health care policies at the local, state and federal level.Legislative ProcessWhat is Health Policy?Set course of actions taken by governments orhealth care organizations to obtain desiredhealth outcomesMoney the organization receives for services rendered from self-payors, private insurance, Medicare, Medicaid For nursing units, this is projected from patient days, average daily census and procedures.RevenueWhat is Compassion Fatigue?The physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion resulting from caring for patients and witnessing pain and suffering.The most common form of workplace violence that involves an imbalance of power with an intent to cause harm through repeated, harmful acts intended to humiliate, offend, or cause distress to an individual or group of individualsBullyingRanked the Most EthicalProfessionalsNursesAn act of non-physical aggression that is perpetuated by one nurse against another and can involve incivility and bullying.Lateral ViolenceDescribed as rude and disrespectful behavior such as gossiping, spreading rumors, refusing to help a co-worker. It can be either face-to-face, in e-mail or texts or behind the person's back to coworkers.