Role Of Delegation In Nursing

Register to read the introduction… The intervention phase , which includes the collection of data(vital signs etc. ) necessary to continually assess,plan and evaluate care. It also mentions that registered nurse can only delegate an act that they own , a nursing act , one they would be responsible for ensuring is completed on a day to day or shift to shift basis. As stated in N6.03 (3) an RN shall delegate tasks commensurate with educational preparation and demonstrated abilities of the person supervised. If an RN knows or should have known that the person supervised is not prepared by education, training or experience to safely perform a delegated nursing act, the RN may not delegate the task. A nurse should only accept those delegated acts that they are competent to perform. Inherent in the refusal to accept a delegated act is the absolute requirement that the nurse who is refusing must communicate their refusal must communicate their refusal to the physician or supervision who is delegating it. There are two levels of supervision that are defined in N6.02(6). In N6.02(6) “Direct supervision means immediately available to continually coordinate,direct and inspect at first hand the practice of another. General supervision means regularly available to coordinate, direct and inspect the practice of another. The level of supervision that is required in any given situation is dependent upon the complexity of the patient’s condition. Because of the changing nature of these complex situations, an RN should be immediately available to assess the patient and to co-ordinate direct and inspect the practice provided by the …show more content…
Underdelegating means, when nurses are in their managerial role, there is a false assumption that delegation may be interpreted as a lack of ability on his or her part to do the job correctly or complete. Another frequent cause is the managers desire to complete the whole job personaly due to a loss of trust in the subordinates. Another cause is the fear that subordinate will resent heavy work delegate to them and the lack of experience in delegation. Overdelegation means burdening the subordinates described as poor management of time, spent most of it just trying to get organized. Others overdelegate because they feel insecure in their ability to perform the task. So the manager be careful not to overdelegate because that subordinate can be overworked and that can lead to decrease productivity. Improper delegation at the wrong time, to the wrong person or for the wrong reason. It also mentions about delegating tasks and responsibilities not in the scope of