Delegation Dilemmas
This video emphasizes the nurse’s role as an effective delegator and addresses the most common concerns nurses have about the delegation process. Why delegate? • The effect of managed care on the role of the nurse delegator • The issue of accountability: is your "license on the line?" • Legal implications and The Nurse Practice Act • How to delegate safely and effectively to unlicensed assistive personnel • Are you responsible when the UAP makes a mistake? • Practicing The Four Rights of Delegation • Choosing the right task to delegate: 3 important steps • What activities the nurse may never delegate • Matching the right delegate to the right task • How to determine if the delegate is qualified and competent • Communicating effectively with the delegate • How much supervision is enough? • Providing feedback effectively • Includes plenty of case studies!
30 minutes