Question

activity h mark each statement as either \true\ (t) or \false\ (f). correct the false statements.

1. t f \scope of practice\ refers to the range of tasks that a nursing assistant is morally allowed to perform.
2. t f by delegating a task, a nurse gives a nursing assistant permission to perform the task on his or her behalf.
3. t f tasks such as assessment, planning, and evaluating can be delegated to nursing assistants.

Explanation:

1.

The "scope of practice" for a nursing assistant refers to the range of tasks they are legally (not morally) allowed to perform, based on training, certification, and regulatory standards. So the statement is false.

Delegation in nursing means a nurse (the delegator) authorizes a nursing assistant (the delegatee) to perform a task that is within the assistant’s scope of practice, on the nurse’s behalf. This matches the definition of delegation. So the statement is true.

Tasks like assessment, planning, and evaluating are part of the nursing process that require professional nursing judgment, critical thinking, and are within the scope of registered nurses (or licensed practical nurses in some cases), not nursing assistants. These tasks cannot be delegated to nursing assistants. So the statement is false.

Answer:

F. Correction: "Scope of practice" refers to the range of tasks that a nursing assistant is legally allowed to perform.

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