Solution Manual for Nursing Delegation, Setting Priorities, and Making Patient Care Assignments, 2nd Edition

Table of Content:

Contributors

v

Preface

vi

Acknowledgments

ix

About the Authors

x

List of patient Descriptions

xii

Concept of Delegation

1(34)

Perspectives on Delegation

3(1)

Principles

3(1)

Assignment

4(5)

Standards

7(2)

Competence

9(1)

Supervision

10(1)

Accountability

11(1)

Authority

12(4)

Responsibility

16(1)

Delegated Activities

17(2)

Direct Patient Care

18(1)

Indirect Patient Care

18(1)

Underdelegation

18(1)

Overdelegation

18(1)

Organizational Accountability for Delegation

19(2)

Chain of Command

21(2)

Critical Thinking and Decision Making

23(4)

Decision-Making Process and Delegation

27(8)

NCSBN Delegation Decision-Making Tree and the Five Rights

35(30)

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Delegation Decision-Making Tree

36(3)

The Five Rights of Delegation

39(1)

Regulation

40(5)

Knowledge and Skills of Delegation

45(1)

Power

45(2)

Responsibilities of Health Care Team Members

47(7)

Nurse Manager Responsibility

48(1)

Registered Nurse Responsibility

48(1)

New Graduate Registered Nurse Responsibility

49(1)

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Responsibility

49(3)

Nursing Assistive Personnel Responsibility

52(2)

Delegation Suggestions for RNs

54(11)

Effective Communication

65(50)

Trends in Society That Affect Communication

66(1)

Elements of the Communication Process

67(1)

Communication skills and Delegation

68(5)

Interpersonal Communication

69(1)

Communication Skills

69(4)

Culture and Delegation

73(4)

Communication

75(1)

Space

75(1)

Social Organization

75(1)

Time

75(1)

Environmental Control

76(1)

Biological Variations

77(1)

The Professional Role of the Nurse

77(3)

Potential Barriers to Communication

80(7)

Gender

81(1)

Anger

82(1)

Status Differences

83(1)

Incongruent Responses

84(1)

Conflict

85(1)

Thought Distortions

86(1)

Overcoming Communication Barriers

87(3)

Avoiding Groupthink

87(3)

Roles in Communication

90(3)

Destructive or Difficult Behaviors

91(2)

Myers-Briggs Personality Types

93(12)

Workplace Communication

94(2)

Communicating with Supervisors

96(3)

Communicating with Co-workers

99(2)

Communicating with Health Care Practitioners

101(4)

Crew Resource Management

105(10)

Time Management, Setting Priorities, and Making Assignments

115(40)

General Time Management Techniques

117(1)

Outcome Orientation

118(1)

Analysis of Nursing Time

118(6)

Value of Nursing Time

118(1)

Use of Time

119(1)

Activity Log

120(1)

Creating More Time

120(4)

Effective Use of Available Time

124(7)

Setting Priority Patient Outcomes

124(7)

Patient Handoff Report, Shift Action Plan, and Making Assignments

131(24)

Making Assignments

134(2)

Making Patient Care Rounds

136(4)

Evaluating Outcome Achievement

140(15)

Legal Aspects of Patient Care and Delegation

155(52)

Sources of Law

156(1)

Public Law

157(4)

Constitutional Law

157(1)

Criminal Law

158(1)

Administrative Law

158(3)

Civil Law

161(14)

Contract Law

161(2)

Tort Law

163(10)

False Imprisonment

173(2)

Resources for Safe, Legal, and Ethical Nursing Practice

175(32)

State Nurse Practice Act

175(1)

Policies and Procedures of the Institution

175(1)

Good Samaritan Laws

175(1)

Good Communication

176(5)

Ethical Behavior

181(4)

Risk Management Programs

185(5)

Malpractice/Professional Liability Insurance

190(1)

Nursing Risk in Litigation

191(3)

Nurse-Attorney Relationship in a Lawsuit

194(13)

NCLEX-RN Preparation

207(30)

NCLEX-RN

208(29)

Sample Questions

210(3)

Exit Examinations

213(1)

Predictors of NCLEX-RN Success

213(1)

NCLEX-RN Review Books and Courses

213(2)

Knowledge, Anxiety Management, and Test-Taking Skill

215(1)

Organizing Your Review

216(3)

NCLEX and Medication Guides

219(1)

ARKO Strategies and ABC-Safe-Comfort Tips

219(18)

Glossary

237(2)

Index

239