1.11 Learning Activities
Learning Activities
Leadership Case Study – Delegation and Prioritization (Case Study answers are located in the Answer Key at the end of the book.)
You are the RN caring for these six clients on the day shift. The following table is information you gathered from the morning handoff report. You are working with an LPN/VN and a CNA on your team. Both team members are competent and have worked on the unit for longer than three years.
Room 102 – Female age 77
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Room 107 – Male age 42
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Room 103 – Male age 65
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Room 108 – Male age 52
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Room 105 – Female age 42
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Room 110 – Female age 76
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- What type of staffing model is being used in this scenario?
- Which tasks can be delegated to the LPN/VN?
- Which tasks cannot be delegated to the LPN/VN?
- Which tasks can be safely delegated to the CNA?
- Identify the highest priority client to see first. What are your top three priority tasks? Provide your rationale.
- Plan your shift: Prioritize the remaining five clients in the order you will see first and your top three priority tasks for each.
| Clients in the prioritized order you will see them and the rationale for doing so | Top 3 priority tasks for each client |
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“Leadership Case Study – Delegation and Prioritization” by Melissa Hauge and Open RN is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
“Leadership Glossary Cards” by Open RN is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
“Leadership Prioritization Quiz” by Open RN is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
“Leadership Delegation Quiz” by Open RN is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
“Leadership Conflict Resolution Principles Quiz” is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Test your knowledge on leadership styles using this NCLEX Next Generation-style question. You may reset and resubmit your answers to this question an unlimited number of times.[1]
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