Drag each task to the team member to whom the charge nurse should assign it under the stated unit policy.
Matrix Multiple Choice
Choose your responses, then check the answer.
Explanation
The RN performs initial assessment and new teaching and manages unstable or changing clients. Under the stated policy, the LPN/VN can provide predictable care to stable clients, including routine medications and established wound care. A competent UAP can obtain routine data or assist with stable, predictable activities after assessment and with clear reporting parameters.
Quick answer RN for new judgment or instability; LPN/VN for stable predictable licensed care; UAP for routine nonjudgment tasks.
Why this is correct NCSBN emphasizes that delegation depends on jurisdiction, employer policy, competence, communication, supervision, and evaluation. This item states the policy so it does not turn local scope into a universal rule.
NCLEX decision rule Ask whether the client is stable, the task is predictable, the delegatee is allowed and competent, directions are specific, and RN supervision and follow-up are available.
References
1NCSBN National Guidelines for Nursing Delegation
2NCSBN 2026 NCLEX-RN Test Plan
Explicit unit policyAll team members are currently competent. In this jurisdiction and facility, the LPN/VN may administer routine oral medications and perform established sterile wound care for stable clients. The UAP may collect routine data and assist stable clients after RN assessment. The RN retains initial assessment, clinical judgment, unstable clients, and initial teaching.
Delegation — Transfer of responsibility for performing a task while the delegating nurse retains accountability for the decision and follow-up.
Supervision — Direction, monitoring, evaluation, and intervention needed to ensure a delegated task is completed safely.
Five Rights of Delegation — A safety framework covering the right task, circumstance, person, directions and communication, and supervision and evaluation.