Delegation
Topic: Management
Transferring a task to another competent health worker while the nurse keeps accountability for the outcome. The five rights of delegation are the right task, circumstance, person, direction and communication, and supervision and evaluation. Work that needs nursing judgment, such as assessment, nursing diagnosis, teaching and care of an unstable client, is not delegated. In Türkiye, nurses' duties and authority are set by the Nursing Regulation.
- Also known as:
- Five rights of delegation
- In Turkish:
- Yetki devri
What does Delegation mean?
Delegation is part of the Management topic in nursing. Students meet it in class, on clinical placements and while preparing for exams.
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