Principles for Delegation
Registered nurses must acquire the needed education and mentorship regarding how to delegate and effectively supervise unlicensed assistive personnel. This includes providing and receiving feedback and reviewing the outcomes from patients after the performance of the delegated activity. Registered nurses serving as educators are encouraged to offer programs that incorporate the principles of delegation as well as handle areas that require improvement.
Principles for Delegation
The nurse manager needs some key general principles to review with professional registered nurses in delegating to unlicensed assistive personnel. The principles provide guidelines and explain the registered nurse’s decision-making concerning delegation. These principles include;
Nursing as a profession controls the scope and policies of nursing.
The registered nurse has the responsibility and accountability to provide for nursing practice.
The registered nurse guides care and ensure the proper use of resources in the course of providing care.
The registered nurse may delegate duties or some aspects of nursing care excluding the delegation of the nursing process itself.
The registered nurse puts in consideration the healthcare center policies and procedures as well as the nursing skills, training, awareness, on diversity and experience of the person whom the registered nurse may assign some elements of care.
The decision to assign elements of care is based on the registered nurse’s judgment concerning the complexity of care for the patient and the availability and capability of the person accepting the delegation as well as the kind and level of supervision needed (Fried & Fottler, 2018).
The healthcare center is accountable to give adequate resources to facilitate proper delegation.
Healthcare center policies on the delegation are created with registered nurses playing active participation.
References
Burke, R. J., & Richardsen, A. M. (2019). Increasing occupational health and safety in workplaces: Individual, work and organizational factors. Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing
Fried, B., & Fottler, M. D. (2018). Fundamentals of human resources in healthcare. Chicago, Illinois: Health Administration Press.
Niles, N. J. (2019). Basic concepts of health care human resource management. Place of publication not identified: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
