Question

The nurse asks an unlicensed assistant (UAP) to weigh a client. The UAP carefully assists the client out of bed to stand on the scale, weighs the client, and safety returns the client to bed. Later, when the UAP reports the weight to the nurse, it is discovered that the client has been placed on bed rest and should not have been allowed out of bed. This situation violates which of the following five rights of delegation?

1. Right task
2. Right person
3. Right direction and communication
4. Right supervision and evaluation

Answer 1

This situation violates the third right of delegation: Right direction and communication.

Step-by-step explanation:

The situation described violates the third right of delegation: Right direction and communication. This right ensures that clear instructions and expectations are communicated to the UAP. In this case, the nurse did not communicate to the UAP that the client was on bed rest and should not be weighed. If the nurse had provided proper direction and communication, the UAP would have been aware and would not have allowed the client to get out of bed.