Question

Delegating

1)Define delegation

2)Discuss changes in healthcare delivery that make task delegation important

3)Identify the essential elements of effective delegation

4)Determine whether state law and facility policies permit the delegation of a specific task

5)Decide when delegation is appropriate

6)Discuss the procedure for delegating tasks to assistive personnel

7)Analyze nursing delegation actions

Answer 1

1) Delegation is the assignment of any authority to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities. It is one of the core concepts of management leadership.

3) Essential elements of delegation :-

- State's NPA definition of delegation

-Items that cannot be delegated

-Items that cannot be routinely delegated

-Guidelines for RNs about tasks that can be delegated

-Description of professional nursing practice

-Description of LVN/LPN nursing practice and unlicensed nursing roles

-Degree of supervision required to complete a task

-The guidelines for lowering delegation risks

-Warnings about inappropriate delegation

-If there is a restricted use of the word "nurse" to licensed staff

4) In most states, the law permits parties to a contract to transfer their rights to another by Assignment.

5) To determine when delegation is most appropriate there are five key questions you need to ask yourself:

Is there someone else who has (or can be given) the necessary information or expertise to complete the task? Essentially is this a task that someone else can do, or is it critical that you do it yourself?

Does the task provide an opportunity to grow and develop another person's skills?

Is this a task that will recur, in a similar form, in the future?

Do you have enough time to delegate the job effectively? Time must be available for adequate training, for questions and answers, for opportunities to check progress, and for rework if that is necessary.

Is this a task that I should delegate? Tasks critical for long-term success (for example, recruiting the right people for your team) genuinely do need your attention.

If we get yes to some of the above points then its worth delegating the task .