Question

A patient is admitted to the hospital for hip replacement surgery after falling at home and breaking a hip. The patient has developed pneumonia while in the hospital and has required frequent suctioning from the tracheostomy. The nurse decides to delegate I&O to the unlicensed assistive personnel but does not delegate suctioning. This is an example of which of the five rights of delegation?

a.
Right task
b.
Right direction/communication
c.
Right intervention
d.
Right supervision

Answer 1

The nurse's decision to delegate I&O to the unlicensed assistive personnel but not delegate suctioning aligns with the Right Direction/Communication of delegation.

Step-by-step explanation:

The nurse's decision to delegate I&O (input and output) to the unlicensed assistive personnel but not delegate suctioning aligns with the Right Direction/Communication of delegation. The Right Direction/Communication involves providing clear instructions and conveying expectations to those receiving the delegated task. In this case, the nurse has appropriately communicated the task of monitoring I&O to the unlicensed assistive personnel, while recognizing that suctioning requires specialized skill and should not be delegated.