The nurse delegates a pre-prandial blood sugar check to the unlicensed assistive personnel who fails to perform it before the patient’s food tray arrives and the patient eats breakfast. Who is most at fault?

Nurse. Although the nurse delegated the task of performing a pre-prandial blood sugar check to the UAP, the responsibility for the completion of the task remains with the nurse. Therefore, the nurse is at fault for the test not being performed. The patient, food service worker, and unlicensed assistive personnel are not at fault because this test is nursing responsibility.

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Topics: Communication & Documentation Delegation, Prioritization and Leadership Endocrine Health Care Ethics, Law, and Policy Health Care Quality Health Promotion Health Screening Nursing Interventions

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