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Post-Test on Montana Delegation Rules
Sub-Chapter 17

  1. All of the following may delegate nursing tasks to UAPs except
  2. Registered Nurse
  3. Licensed Practical Nurse
  4. Medical Doctor
  5. Chief Nursing Officer

  1. "Accountability" means the responsibility of the delegating nurse for
  2. the decision to delegate
  3. verifying the competency of the UAP delegatee
  4. supervising the performance of the delegated task
  5. all of the above

  1. Nursing delegation may only be performed in settings which have a designated chief nursing officer.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. The LPN delegated the intravenous administration of a narcotic to a UAP working in the Emergency Department. A complaint was filed with the Board of Nursing against the LPN alleging the above action amounted to unprofessional conduct. Is the allegation warranted?
  2. Yes
  3. No

  1. What information did you use to base your answer on for the above scenario?
  2. There was no violation of the nurse practice act
  3. The LPN should not have delegated an intravenous administration of narcotic medication because it is outside the scope of practice of an LPN
  4. The LPN was following a physician's order
  5. Delegation of nursing tasks to UAPs working in the Emergency Department is allowed in the revised Nurse Practice Act

  1. In order to administer medications a student nurse must have successfully completed courses in
  2. fundamentals of nursing
  3. pharmacology
  4. medication administration
  5. all of the above

  1. UAPs who qualify to receive delegation of advanced nursing tasks may perform any task as long as the delegating nurse provides immediate supervision.
  2. True
  3. False

  1. A nurse who delegates a nursing task to a UAP for a home health patient must provide ______________________ supervision for the UAP.
  2. Immediate
  3. Indirect
  4. Direct
  5. None of the above

  1. The portion of the nursing process that may be delegated is the:
  2. nursing assessment
  3. development of the nursing care plan
  4. evaluation of the patient's progress
  5. none of the above

  1. Education, competency assessment, and policies and procedures concerning the delegation process are the ultimate responsibility of the
  2. Nurse delegator
  3. UAP
  4. Chief Nursing Officer
  5. Facility education coordinator