Five Rights of Delegation Working with others has always been a fundamental aspect of nursing, and traditionally the major type of interaction has been the nurse delegating to competent medical staff. The importance of working with others and the ability to delegate and supervise have never been as challenging as they are today, especially with the nursing and staff shortage and the increase in patients with acute or chronic diseases, nurses are stretched to the limit but nurses must still be able to provide safe and effective nursing care.
What are the Five Rights of Delegation? What is delegation? Delegation is the transfer of responsibility to perform a task to another individual while retaining accountability for the outcome of the performance of the task …show more content…
The nurse must also understand and keep in mind the nurse state practice act and its guidelines. The nurse is accountable for delegating appropriate task to the appropriate staff member. They are also accountable for following up on that certain delegation. Although the nurse is not held accountable for a task that was incorrectly performed, the nurse is accountable for the patient and their outcomes. The Nurse Practice Act gives nurses the authority to delegate and is held responsible to supervise these tasks that are delegated. Russell (2012) states “ The Nurse Practice Act gives authority to regulate the practice of nursing and the enforcement of law to an administrative agency or BON (board of nursing) that is charged with maintaining the balance between the rights of the nurse to practice nursing and the responsibility to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens.” The State Board of Nursing may suspend or revoke the license of the nurse for negligent delegation or supervision and the employer may discipline the nurse according to their policy and
What are the Five Rights of Delegation? What is delegation? Delegation is the transfer of responsibility to perform a task to another individual while retaining accountability for the outcome of the performance of the task …show more content…
The nurse must also understand and keep in mind the nurse state practice act and its guidelines. The nurse is accountable for delegating appropriate task to the appropriate staff member. They are also accountable for following up on that certain delegation. Although the nurse is not held accountable for a task that was incorrectly performed, the nurse is accountable for the patient and their outcomes. The Nurse Practice Act gives nurses the authority to delegate and is held responsible to supervise these tasks that are delegated. Russell (2012) states “ The Nurse Practice Act gives authority to regulate the practice of nursing and the enforcement of law to an administrative agency or BON (board of nursing) that is charged with maintaining the balance between the rights of the nurse to practice nursing and the responsibility to protect the public health, safety, and welfare of its citizens.” The State Board of Nursing may suspend or revoke the license of the nurse for negligent delegation or supervision and the employer may discipline the nurse according to their policy and