Delegation is an important skill to have as a nurse. With that said, as a nurse to delegate, you must be able to teach, guide, and direct others in activities that they can do to assist you with caring for clients
a. What are the five rights of delegation and how do they apply to the nursing process?
b. What are some of the problems with delegation?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. The five rights of delegation include right task(s), right circumstances, right person(s), right direction/communication, and right supervision/evaluation. These are directly related to the nursing process through intervention, assessment, implementation, evaluation, and planning. Discussion and elaboration on each of these with an example(s) can be included.
b. Lack of respectability to the person delegating, limited or ineffective communication, and inexperienced people performing the tasks to name a few. Discussion can elaborate on other disadvantages.
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