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Case Study: The increased use of unlicensed assistive personnel presents both opportunities andchallenges for the American health care system. The nurse manager has to dealwith the challenge that unlicensed assistive personnel only be used to providepersonal care needs or nursing tasks that do not require the skill and judgment ofthe RN.

Question 1. The nurse manager reviews the national effort to define the scope of practice forunlicensed assistive personnel. In 2007, the American Nurses Association maderecommendations for a national and/or state policy for nursing assistive personnel.What are the six actions that should be taken to create a national and/or statepolicy agenda about the educational preparation of unlicensed assistive personneland the competencies they should have for safe practice?

Question 2. The need in health care today is for today's nurses to have highly developeddelegation skills in working effectively and efficiently with unlicensed assistivepersonnel. This is critical to ensure the clients' needs are met and their safety is notjeopardized. What are the key general principles that the nurse manager needs toreview with professional registered nurses in delegating to unlicensed assistivepersonnel?