Communication in Nursing

Delegation in Nursing Overview Delegation in Nursing A Delegation issue in the Pediatric Ward Stakeholders Current Roles Choosing the right stakeholder Selected Stakeholder Plan of Action Recommendations

Delegation in Nursing It is the process by which tasked are assigned by registered nurses to Nursing assistants Nurse externs Other nurses It aims to Maintain the level of care provided given current constraints Reduce RN overall workload Delegation Issue : Pediatric Ward RNs are required to brief the parents on all procedures regarding their child

's condition during stay and before release There are too many patients and insufficient RNs to accomplish the job on a typical day Delegation has been considered but fear of possible complications have hindered it Stakeholders Current Roles RNs /LPNs - Conduct the information dissemination service to parents of patients and address any questions and concerns brought up CNAs /STNAs - Assist RNs /LPNs in conducting the information dissemination Externs - Observe activities Not allowed to directly participate in activities Choosing the right stakeholder Stakeholder has to have a strong background in presenting information Stakeholder as much as possible must have no other responsibilities Stakeholder must be highly trainable for the delegated tasks Selected Stakeholder : Externs Externs are still partly immersed in the academe where academic presentations are prevalent Externs can be assigned no other task than to observe in other duties around the hospital The duty has value for them because it will serve as a useful educational experience Plan of Action Inform proper authorities and stakeholders Hospital administration must...