Delegation and Supervision.
Many nurses would prefer to directly deliver all the care their patients need. However, today 's nursing shortage and cost-effective staffing models require RNs to accomplish safe and effective care by delegating some aspects of care to others. The secret to effective delegation is both as simple and as complex as the words the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) uses to define delegation: "Delegation is transferring to a competent individual the authority to perform selected tasks in a selected situation. The nurse retains the accountability for delegation." (Case, 2010).
As a general rule LPN education is designed to handle stable patients with predictable outcomes. The IV skills will vary from …show more content…
Responsibility is a two-way process that is both allocated and accepted. RNs, by virtue of their professional licensure, have the authority to transfer a selected nursing activity in a specific situation to a competent individual (NCSBN, 1995) Though, first RN must determine whether the LVN/LPN or UAP is capable of performing the task she intend to delegate. She could ask co-workers, including the nurses and educators who trained him. If she can’t get relevant information from them, she should ask the following key questions before assigning him the …show more content…
(2001). Developing Delegation Skills. Retrieved May 05, 2016, from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol152010/No2May2010/Delegation-Skills.html
Anderson, P. S. (2006). Delegating without doubts - American Nurse Today. Retrieved May 5, 2016, from https://americannursetoday.com/delegating-without-doubts/
Case, B. (2010). Delegation Skills. Retrieved May 05, 2016, from http://nursing.advanceweb. com /article/ delegation-skills.aspx
National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (1995). Delegation: Concept and decision-making process, National Council position paper, 1995. Chicago.
Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2015). Leading and Managing in Nursing (Sixth ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
Weydt, A. (2010). Developing Delegation Skills. Retrieved May 12, 2016, from
Many nurses would prefer to directly deliver all the care their patients need. However, today 's nursing shortage and cost-effective staffing models require RNs to accomplish safe and effective care by delegating some aspects of care to others. The secret to effective delegation is both as simple and as complex as the words the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) uses to define delegation: "Delegation is transferring to a competent individual the authority to perform selected tasks in a selected situation. The nurse retains the accountability for delegation." (Case, 2010).
As a general rule LPN education is designed to handle stable patients with predictable outcomes. The IV skills will vary from …show more content…
Responsibility is a two-way process that is both allocated and accepted. RNs, by virtue of their professional licensure, have the authority to transfer a selected nursing activity in a specific situation to a competent individual (NCSBN, 1995) Though, first RN must determine whether the LVN/LPN or UAP is capable of performing the task she intend to delegate. She could ask co-workers, including the nurses and educators who trained him. If she can’t get relevant information from them, she should ask the following key questions before assigning him the …show more content…
(2001). Developing Delegation Skills. Retrieved May 05, 2016, from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/ANAMarketplace/ ANAPeriodicals/OJIN/TableofContents/Vol152010/No2May2010/Delegation-Skills.html
Anderson, P. S. (2006). Delegating without doubts - American Nurse Today. Retrieved May 5, 2016, from https://americannursetoday.com/delegating-without-doubts/
Case, B. (2010). Delegation Skills. Retrieved May 05, 2016, from http://nursing.advanceweb. com /article/ delegation-skills.aspx
National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (1995). Delegation: Concept and decision-making process, National Council position paper, 1995. Chicago.
Yoder-Wise, P. S. (2015). Leading and Managing in Nursing (Sixth ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.
Weydt, A. (2010). Developing Delegation Skills. Retrieved May 12, 2016, from