This concise, case-based workbook helps students learn the patient-management skills demanded by nursing practice
today and tested in continually increasing percentages on the NCLEX? licensing examination. The workbook consists
of three parts plus an answer key. Part 1, written by delegation expert Ruth Hansten, is an introduction that provides
a practical review of clinical delegation skills and serves as a framework for the exercises that follow. Part
2, organized by body system, consists of about 25 NCLEX examination-style questions per chapter. The questions
focus on prioritization, delegation, and assignment in patients who have relatively straightforward health problems.
Part 3 consists of complicated, unfolding cases involving patients who have multiple health conditions, as well
as complex patient assignments. About 10% of the questions in both sections represent the NCLEX exam alternate-item
format.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Introduction
Guidelines for Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment Decisions
Part 2: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Common Health Problems
Part 3: Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment in Complex Health Scenarios
Case Study 1: Chest Pressure, Indigestion, Nausea, and Vomiting
Case Study 2: Dyspnea and Shortness of Breath
Case Study 3: A Nursing Team Leader Caring for Multiple Clients
Case Study 4: Shortness of Breath, Edema, and Decreased Urine Output
Case Study 5: Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Case Study 6: Home Health
Case Study 7: Spinal Cord Injury
Case Study 8: Multiple Patients with Adrenal Gland Disorders
Case Study 9: Multiple Clients with Gastrointestinal Problems
Case Study 10: Multiple Patients with Pain
Case Study 11: Multiple Clients with Cancer
Case Study 12: Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Case Study 13: Head and Leg Trauma and Shock
Case Study 14: Septic Shock
Case Study 15: Heart Failure
Case Study 16: Multiple Patients with Peripheral Vascular Disease
Case Study 17: Respiratory Difficulty after Surgery
