Assignment (Delegation)
Assignment (Delegation)
Assignment (Delegation)
activity
from
one
person
to
another
with
the
former
retaining
like
the
enrolled
nurse
(Fleming,
2015,p9.
The
right
circumstance is the third principle. It covers the task appropriate in the health
setting by utilizing the available resources Mcloughlin (2013b,p.11). A good
example is feeding the client is usually done by the health care assistant but
when a client has a nasogastric tube, the feeding cannot be assigned unless
the health care has a necessary training. The fourth principle is the right
communication
involving
giving
clear
and
accurate
instruction
and
and evaluation to ensure that the task is completed as agreed and providing
the opportunity for feedback of the task (Sullivan & Decker 2009,p.138).
A successful delegation and direction benefits the nurse, the delegate and
the organization. For nurses, there would be additional time that will be spent
on complicated cases requiring critical thinking that cannot be delegated. The
delegate who can be a health care assistant or an enrolled nurse acquires
further knowledge and skills that helps in boosting their self-esteem and
confidence leading to a trusting relationship in the organization. Furthermore,
it will also help the delegate to advance on the next level of hierarchy. The
trust and support observed in the organization makes a good teamwork in
achieving common goals and providing quality care to the clients (Sullivan &
Decker,2009,p.136). Moreover, to meet the optimum level of nursing care
the nurse should follow series of steps. The nurse should first start to assess
and plan taking into account the client case, the activity that will be done and
the ability of the delegate to performed the task before assigning to the
delegate. This is followed by giving a clear, accurate and complete instruction
to
the
delegate
ensuring
the
understanding
of
the
task
(LeFevre,
and
trainings
to
the
employees
(Nursing
Zealand(2012,p.6).
References:
Council
of
New
Alfaro-LeFevre, R.,
&
thinking,
clinical
(2007). Nursing
leadership
and
management.