Organizations retain accountability for delegation. Some examples of organizational accountability for delegation are listed below. Which is not necessarily correct?
a. policies that acknowledge an RN's right to delegation with limited participation of all nurses
b. providing sufficient resources including staffing with appropriate staff mix
c. providing opportunity for continuous staff development
d. creating an environment conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and patient-centered care
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Organizational accountability for delegation includes a number of different factors which show what and how responsibility for care has been delegated by nurses. Some of these include: 1) developing organizational policies on delegation with the active participation of all nurses (not limited participation of all nurses); 2) providing sufficient resources including staffing with appropriate staff mix; 3) providing opportunity for continuous staff development; 4) creating an environment conducive to teamwork, collaboration, and patient-centered care; and 5) ensuring that the RN has access to competency information for staff to whom the RN is delegating care.
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