Nurse Delegation Course Exam

1. Question

What are the five conditions that must be met for nurse delegation?

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2. Question

List the three specific tasks that cannot be delegated to you.

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3. Question

What are the four requirements to become qualified to receive a delegation?

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4. Question

There are four settings in which delegation can occur. What are they?

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5. Question

Maintenance of a central line can be delegated to a nursing assistant.

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False

6. Question

A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) can delegate tasks to a nursing assistant.

True
False

7. Question

List one of the things a delegating RN is responsible for in the delegating process.

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8. Question

When you receive a delegation what are two of the things you are responsible for?

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9. Question

The nursing assistant should report changes in the client’s condition promptly to the delegating RN.

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False

10. Question

If you are unable to perform a delegated task for any reason, what should you do?

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11. Question

What are two examples of a developmental disability?

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12. Question

List four of the nine body systems described in the workbook.

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13. Question

For each of the four body systems you identified above, list one common disorder.

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14. Question

Diabetes Mellitus affects which body system?

15. Question

What is a medication?

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16. Question

What are the two types of medications? List and provide a definition for each.

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17. Question

Scheduled medications are called controlled substances. They could be dangerous or have a high potential for abuse. Examples of this type of medication are:

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18. Question

What are three of the factors that can affect a medication’s action?

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19. Question

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are unintended effects of medications on the body that are not part of the goal of medication therapy.

20. Question

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A occurs when the administration of one medication given before, at the same time, or after another medication alters the effect of one or both medications. The effect of one or both medications may be either increased or decreased.

21. Question

When you have been delegated oral medication administration, you are allowed to put the pill in the client’s mouth.

True
False

22. Question

A route of medication administration is the way the medication is given.

True
False

23. Question

For each of the definitions below, match it with the correct name of the route of administration.

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Oral
Injection
Inhalation
Rectal
Sublingual
Topical
Vaginal

Taken by mouth and swallowed

Piercing the skin with a needle and putting medication into a muscle, under the skin, or into a vein

Sprayed or inhaled into the nose, throat, and lungs
Inserted into the rectum
Placed under the tongue
Applied directly to skin or mucous membrane
Inserted into the vagina

24. Question

List two of the things that should always be on a medication label.

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25. Question

List the five rights of medication administration.

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26. Question

List these five steps in the medication administration process in the right order using the numbered spaces below.

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Evaluate the client
Set up the medication
Administer the medication
Document the medication administration
Observe the client for the effects of the medication.

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27. Question

There are two important rights that clients have regarding medication administration.

1. Clients have the right to medications or treatments.
2. Clients have the right to when medications are administered

28. Question

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Refrigerated medication storage should be separated from .

29. Question

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Glucometer testing measures the in a person’s blood.