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This is for Collaborative Healthcare Course.(Nursing)
Delegation is about communication and accountability. Using the five rights of delegation, identify tasks appropriate for delegating in the professional setting. Share your experiences with delegating; how did you apply the five rights of delegation in the decision-making process?Florence Nightingale is quoted as saying, “But then again to look to all these things yourself does not mean to do them yourself… But can you not insure that it is done when not done by yourself?? (Nightingale, 1859, ? 3). Nursing delegation was discussed by Nightingale in the 1800s and has continued to evolve since then. Delegation is needed because of cost containment, the nursing shortage, increases in patient acuity levels, an elderly and more chronic population, and advances in healthcare technology.
Knowledge of our own attitudes and beliefs is an area that each of us must explore if we are to fully develop the skill of delegation; reflection is a basic critical thinking skill. Using the five rights of delegation, identify tasks appropriate for delegating in the professional setting. Share your experiences with delegating; how did you apply the five rights of delegation in the decision-making process?