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rights of delegation, which include right task, right circumstances, right person, right direction & communication, and right supervision & evaluation. When a delegator, such as a nurse, delegates, they will remain responsible for the tasks that were delegated. Delegation of an action/task is done based on the patient’s safety and their quality of care. Following the process enables a nurse to appropriately delegate to benefit the care of the patient. Weydt, A. (2010). Developing delegation skills. Online

judgments and accountability of the task. When delegating task it is necessary for the registered nurse to understand the complexity and variability of each health consumer’s situation and also should be able to determine to whom the task should be delegated e.g. enrolled nurse or health care assistant. Direction is a central point around which accomplishment of task take place. According to (Nursing council of New Zealand, 2011) the five rights of…. “The Five Rights of Delegation Right Activity Right

Delegation is when an individual who is responsible and has authority over a task transfers the responsibility of the task to another person who is qualified and agrees to perform such task (Sullivan, 2012, p.132). Delegation is a leadership skill because the person who delegates the task is using judgement to transfer the task to someone whose skills are better matched and it empowers other health care members. For example, when a registered nurse (RN) delegates to a certified nursing assistant

both accountable for the task being completed and is also responsible for evaluating the task or the results of the task. Therefore, within every delegated procedure, both the nurse and the UAP hold responsibility, yet only the nurse is accountable. If a procedure is done wrong or the patient is harmed by the task, the nurse is at fault because she delegated that procedure and she is ultimately accountable for patient outcomes. For example, Jill is a RN and Marie is a UAP at General Hospital

and though this is true, it is important for all registered nurses to assure proper training has been achieved for the safety of the patients. Better patient care will be delivered if the delegated tasks are performed safely and correctly. In addition, it is important to know what can and cannot be delegated based on an individual’s job description. Standing and Anthony (2008) found “Nurses are clearly accountable and responsible for errors of planning, for example, delegating to UAP an activity

is accountable for their decision to do so. The delegator is responsible or accountable for making sure that the delegated function is in order and that the necessary structures are in place for that person. In addition, the midwife to whom function has been given is also responsible and accountable to perform the delegated function appropriately. The midwives both delegate and delegated need to apply critical thinking that involves use of knowledge, skills and values so as to make critical decisions

powers can be difficult and this essay is an attempt to clarify them. The Tenth Amendment of the Constitution states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people." From this amendment we first learn of delegated and reserved powers. Delegated powers are those powers of the national government that are expressed or implied in the Constitution. Reserved powers, therefore, are those

assisting the delegated person with performing the assigned tasks when needed and also be able to clarify any questions they might have about the task. This is not possible if the task assigned is not in the RN’s own scope of practice. The RN must know the tasks he or she can or cannot delegate. The RN is responsible for knowing the nature of the task and whether the delegated task is in that person’s job description or not. Also, it is imperative for the RN to “remember that tasks can be delegated but nursing

criteria is met (Code of Maryland Regulations 10.27.11.03). First of all, the nurse delegating the task must realize that he or she remains responsible for the task and the outcomes. Because of this, it is important to make sure that tasks are being delegated appropriately. One way to avoid compromising quality care and to make delegating less complicated is to use the Five Rights of delegation. Our Contemporary Nursing text lists the five

the purpose of it and describing all of the different sections within the Legal Services Act, information surrounding delegated legislation under the Legal Services Act, cases that have occurred under the Act and the impacts that the Act may have on me specifically in and out of the profession. I will look in depth at delegated legislation regarding who is able to create delegated legislation and also finding a piece of legislation and giving details on what it is about. I will look at a number of