NURS 3234 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Licensed Practical Nurse, Unlicensed Assistive Personnel
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Delegation is : transferring of responsibilities to perform a task or activity to another individual while you retain accountability for the outcome, essential/critical skill in nursing, professional development workshops assist nurses in attainment of judgment skills and. Must follow state nursing directives/scope of practice during delegation strategies for appropriate delegation. Improves quality of care: gets more work done, more efficiently - productivity, develops trust among staff, empowers staff, never delegate what you would not do yourself! Never delegate : patients (only tasks, anything under nursing process (adpie, anything you would not do yourself. Anthony rn is working with a seasoned nursing assistant, martha. Anthony to martha: martha, can you get mrs. harris up to walk in the next hour. We want to see how she tolerates walking 200 feet. Please take her pulse before and after, and record it. Let me know if the pulse is over 100, or if you have any problems.
