What would be the best example of delegation?
a. Transferring to another nurse the respon-sibility of caring for a patient requiring a blood transfusion
b. Providing guidance to an LPN to hang blood on a patient
c. Assigning a series of nursing unit tasks to the certified nursing assistant
d. Assisting a new nurse to understand the rules and regulations of the Nurse Practice Act
A
Transferring to another nurse the responsibility of caring for a patient requiring a blood transfu-sion is the best example of delegation. Delegation involves transferring to a competent nurse a specific task or responsibility for nursing care. The person who delegated the responsibility maintains responsibility for following guidelines for appropriate delegation. Providing guidance to an LPN and explaining to a new nurse about the Nurse Practice Act would be teaching and/or supervision rather than delegating a specific task or responsibility. Assigning to a CNA certain tasks is not delegation because there is no transferring of a specific task or responsibility of nursing care to that person.
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