A nurse is caring for a client who has been wheezing. The nurse asks an assistive
personnel (AP) to use a stethoscope and listen to the client's lung sounds to
determine if their wheezing has improved. This is an example of which of the
following concepts?
-Delegation of the right circumstance
-Delegation of the wrong task
-Delegation to the right person
-Delegation of the wrong time
-Delegation of the wrong task
Delegating a AP to use a stethoscope and listen to lung sounds is inappropriate as it is
not within the range of function of an AP. This action involves clinical reasoning and
should be delegated to a nurse.
Not A, as using a stethoscope and listening to lung sounds is not within the range of
function of an AP. The circumstances of this assignment involves assessment or data
collection, which require clinical reasoning and should be delegated to a nurse.
Not C, as using a stethoscope and listening to lung sounds is not within the range of
function of an AP. This action involves clinical reasoning and should be delegated to a
nurse.
Not D, as the nurse does need to have this task completed at this time. However, this
assignment is not within the range of function of an AP and should be delegated to a
nurse.
A charge nurse is preparing to discuss critical thinking skills with a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following skills should the nurse plan to
include in the discussion? Select all that apply.
-Inspection
-Implementation
-Inference
-Creativity
-Inductive reasoning
-Inference
Inference is a skill that is associated with critical thinking that the nurse can use as a
part of higher-level thinking.
-Creativity
Creativity is a skill that is associated with critical thinking. The nurse can use creativity
as a part of higher-level thinking to critically analyze problems and develop solutions.
-Inductive reasoning
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