A healthcare team on a medical-surgical unit is dividing responsibilities for the upcoming shift. Connect each specific client care activity to the team member whose role and legal scope of practice best aligns with the duty.
- Establishing outpatient community resources and home care services for a client approaching discharge.Case Manager
- Completing the initial comprehensive admission assessment for a client presenting with an acute asthma exacerbation.Registered Nurse (RN)
- Administering a scheduled oral analgesic to a hemodynamically stable client recovering from an appendectomy.Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/VN)
- Emptying a closed-wound drainage device and documenting the collected volume for a postoperative client.Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP)
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The Case Manager handles discharge resource coordination, the RN performs the initial comprehensive assessment, the LPN/VN administers the scheduled medication, and the UAP empties the drainage device.
Safe delegation requires understanding the legal scope of practice for each team member. The RN handles complex, unstable situations and initial assessments. The LPN/VN manages stable clients with predictable outcomes and administers routine medications. The UAP performs standard, repetitive tasks that do not require nursing judgment, such as emptying drains. Case managers facilitate interdisciplinary coordination and post-discharge needs.
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Scope of practice and safe delegation principles
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