SIMPATH 415 ASU The Consequence of The Delegation Process in Arkansas Essay
Activity 4
Delegation
Provide a summary of the delegation guidelines in your state. Analyze how inappropriate may delegation jeopardize patient safety and quality patient care. Discuss at least three barriers to delegation nurse managers may encounter. Describe at least three strategies nurse managers can use to reduce legal risks of delegation and strengthen the efficiency of the health care team.
Support your discussion and opinions with facts and relevant examples from personal nursing practice.
Reading and Resources
- Review chapter 15 & 20 in Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2017). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
- Search out your Nurse Practice Act and brief yourself on the delegation section.
- Review: Joint Statement on Delegation American Nurses Association (ANA) and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Retrieved from https://www.ncsbn.org/Delegation_joint_statement_NCSBN-ANA.pdf
- Riisgaard, H., & Nexøe, J. (2017). Successful task delegation in general practice – a way to maintain primary health care in the future. Scandinavian Journal Of Primary Health Care, 35(2), 111-112. doi:10.1080/02813432.2017.1335056
- Kærnested, B. & Bragadóttir, H. (2012). Delegation of registered nurses revisited: Attitudes towards delegation and preparedness to delegate effectively. Nordic Journal Of Nursing Research & Clinical Studies / Vård I Norden, 32(1), 10-15.
- Plawecki, L. & Amrhein, D. (2010). Legal issues. A question of delegation: Unlicensed assistive personnel and the professional nurse. Journal Of Gerontological Nursing, 36(8), 18-21. doi:10.3928/00989134-20100712-01
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