Role Identification/Scope of Practice Assignment
NURS 110 Introduction to Professional Nursing
Student Name: Bucky Barnes
Date: 11/12/2023
Role Identification Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is to provide an opportunity to apply knowledge of the legal scope of
practice of the Registered Nurse (RN), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN or LVN), and Unlicensed Assistive
Personnel (UAP/CNA).
Instructions
1. Each student will complete and submit this template; include references in APA format.
2. Once completed, your group will prepare a 5-minute poster presentation creating a scenario
through which the roles of RN, LVN/LPN, and UAP/CNA displayed on the poster template.
3. Clear differentiation of roles and legal scope of practice should be apparent.
4. The poster should include examples of appropriate delegation.
5. Every person in the group will submit the poster for the group for grading consideration for each
group member.
List and describe the five rights of delegation.
Delegation Right
1
2
3
4
5
RIGHT TASK
Description
A task that can be given to someone in the nursing team for a
client. This has to be within hospitals policies and procedures. The
question to ask is, can this person perform the task with
competence or are they licensed to do so (Christman & Ernstmeyer,
2023).
RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES
To complete the circumstances there are appropriate equipment and
resources (B, 2023). Also have proper supervision when required
and to get more help when necessary (B, 2023).
RIGHT PERSON
Choosing the correct person to delegate who has sufficient
knowledge and experience, also make sure to ask if they have prior
experience with the task (B, 2023).
RIGHT
DIRECTION/COMMUNICATION
RIGHT SUPERVISION
The person who delegates has to sufficiently give directions and
communications to the delegated person to ensure they have
sufficient understand on the specific task for the specific client (B,
2023). Also ensure to let delegated individual the deadline of the
specific task as well.
Ensure the appropriate supervision is available in any delegation
(B, 2023). Make sure to report back to the supervisor of the
completion of task or if issues arise due to the supervisor also being
held accountable to the outcome of patients (B, 2023).
Use the following table to identify specific duties each role is allowed to perform, i.e., RN, LPN/LVN,
and UPA/CNA
* To demonstrate you understand differences between each scope of practice, do not duplicate the
same tasks/duties in more than one column even if multiple roles can perform them.
* List a good representation of differences to validate your knowledge of the three different role’s scope
of practice (RN, LPN/LVN, and CNA/UAP).
RN
Assess patient problems
independently (Ball, 2020)
Take medical order from the
physician and delegate or do the task
(Ball, 2020)
Start IV (Ball, 2020)
Monitor patient progress and report
any changes to the physician for
revision of plan of care (Ball, 2020)
Provide education to patient and
family including discharge
instruction(Ball, 2020)
LPN
Charting and undating medical
records (Ball, 2020)
Monitor patient vital sign to check
how the patient is doing(Ball, 2020)
CNA/UAP
Cleaning and bathing patients (Ball,
2020)
Assist with positioning and
transferring (Ball, 2020)
Report any changes to RN or the
doctor (Ball, 2020)
Give medication (Ball, 2020)
Assist in ADL’s when necessary
(Ball, 2020)
Able to collect urine specimen (Ball,
2020)
Help feed the patient (Ball, 2020)
Provide hygiene support (Ball, 2020)
References
B, J. (2023, July 5). Nursing delegation: What it is & the 5 rights of nursing delegation. Nursing Delegation | What it Is &
The 5 Rights of Nursing Delegation. https://nursa.com/blog/5-rights-of-nursing-delegation
Ball, W. S. (2020, June 11). RN, LPN, LVN, RRT: Who’s who on the Health Team. CNA Practice Tests.
https://cna.plus/rn-lpn-lvn-rrt-health-team/
Christman, & Ernstmeyer. (2023, February 3). 3.4: Delegation. Medicine LibreTexts.
https://med.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Nursing/Nursing_Management_and_Professional_Concepts_(OpenRN)/03%
3A_Delegation_and_Supervision/3.04%3A_Delegation#:~:text=According%20to%20the%20National%20Council
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