Delegation involves giving responsibility for a task to another while at the same time retaining accountability. There are many guidelines or practice strategies outlined by the American Nurses Association that regulate delegation. First,
Nursing Management
Reference textbook: Sullivan, E.J. (2012). Effective leadership and management in nursing. (8th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall. ISBN-10: 0132814544 | ISBN-13: 978-0132814546
Chapters: 8, 10,13
3.1 Module III Overview
MODULE III
Decision Making, Delegation,
Time Management and Priority Setting
Learning Objectives
Module III concentrates on the following course outcomes—
1. Apply an ethical/legal framework to a nursing management situation.
Different ethical principles regarding management are discussed; laws and other legal processes related to employment, management and related human resources issues are explored.
2. Identify the human, fiscal and material resources necessary to efficiently achieve quality healthcare outcomes.
Decision-making and problems solving skills are presented as well as discussion of critical thinking. Resource management is discussed via patient safety, time management, and priority setting.
Reading Assignment
Sullivan: Chapters 8, 10, 13
Principles for Delegation ANA. http://www.indiananurses.org/education/principles_for_delegation.pdf (Links to an external site.)
Overview
The professional nurse uses ethical principles and legal frameworks to deliver patient care, both as a staff member and as a manager. Decision-making and problems solving are essential processes to nursing; the use of analytical tools can assist the nurse in delivering patient care and managing others. Federal laws direct the staffing of healthcare organizations. The manager needs to address maintaining adequate numbers of staff for the patient population, whether it is legal to float staff to other units within the hospital or organization and the use of agency nurses (temp staff). Federal law dictates that staffing ratios be made available to patients, families. California is one of the first states to legislate staffing ratios. Other states have followed. Additionally, the American Association addresses staffing ratios, and floating staff from one unit to another. There are guidelines that must be adhered to and each nurse needs to know the law in the respective state and that of the place of employment. Other legal issues that managers must face include employment laws regarding hiring and firing and issues related to discrimination.
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