Prioritization & delegation worksheet with answers

Which term describes a patient who is unable to understand and decide about their own care?

1. AExercising autonomy
2. BLacking decision-making capacity
3. CProviding valid informed consent
4. DFully competent

How many levels does the Emergency Severity Index have?

1. AThree
2. BFive
3. CSix
4. DFour

Which of these is a physiological need in Maslow’s hierarchy?

1. ABeing respected by others
2. BFeeling safe at home
3. CFeeling part of a family
4. DElimination of urine and stool

Which statement shows correct understanding of accountability in delegation?

1. A“Once I delegate a task, it is no longer my concern.”
2. B“If the task goes wrong, only the assistant is responsible.”
3. C“I stay accountable for deciding to delegate and for following up on the result.”
4. D“The nursing assistant is accountable for whether the task was right to delegate.”

Straight after birth, what is the first priority for a healthy-looking newborn?

1. AGive the vitamin K injection before anything else is done
2. BWeigh and measure the baby on the scale
3. CDry and warm the baby while checking that it is breathing
4. DGive the first bath to remove the blood and vernix

A nurse asks a nursing assistant to “assess the patient’s pain and decide if the patient needs more medication”. Which right of delegation is violated?

1. ARight person
2. BRight task
3. CRight circumstance
4. DRight supervision and evaluation

Using ESI, a stable adult with abdominal pain will need blood tests and a CT scan, but has a heart rate of 130/min. Which statement is correct?

1. AThe patient is level 4 because the blood tests and the scan count as one resource
2. BVital signs never change the ESI level
3. CThe nurse should consider level 2 because of the danger-zone vital sign
4. DThe patient is level 5 because the pain is not severe

Which finding most suggests a tension pneumothorax rather than a simple pneumothorax?

1. ATrachea shifted away from the affected side, with low blood pressure
2. BMild breathlessness with reduced breath sounds on one side of the chest only
3. CSharp chest pain that is worse on deep breathing
4. DA small air leak seen on a routine chest X-ray