Running head: NURSING DELEGATION 1 Nursing Delegation Name Institution NURSING DELEGATION 2 Nursing delegation According to the Virginia State Delegation Guidelines, delegation is the transfer, in accordance with the regulations, of authority from the RN to the competent ULP to perform, in a particular situation, selected nursing tasks and processes. The tasks should not include: evaluation, assessment or independent care assessment; complex observations or critical decisions; or repeated and frequent care evaluations. In routine care and standard procedures, the delegated task should often recur and will have predictable results and consequences of poor performance that are minimal rather than life threatening. Registered nurses may delegate selected nursing tasks and procedures as defined by the Board to adequately trained unlicensed individuals (ULPs). ULPS may delegate a properly trained, unregistered person, through and under the supervision of an RN who retains responsibility and accountability for this delegation, to certain nursing duties and procedures that involve no evaluation, evaluation or nursing judgment. Another common cause of delegation failure is lack of confidence in staff. Nursing managers should thus let the person try doing the delegated role as a means of building up confidence. Through directly giving staff opportunities of leadership will they be more competent for future delegations Make sure the delegation takes ample time to prepare. The most obvious reason for failure to delegate is a perceived lack of time. The nurse manager has a common contradiction, which is most conscious of the need to delegate when the workload overwhelms. Delegation should take time to select right staff, prepare for and start them, however many managers lack time when the workload is heavy. Nurse manage make sure their team has a good partnership. When the nursing manage doesn't know the employees and their abilities, it is difficult to delegate. Before making a delegation decision, it is also essential to evaluate each of skills of the personnel in any field. One way to understand what skills are assessed and the capacity for individual employees is to participate in the orientation of new employees. Nurse manager should also review personnel competence records on a regular basis. NURSING DELEGATION 3 References Virginia Board of Nursing Overview: Laws and Regulations, RN/LPN Scope of Practice, Delegation to ULPs, Discipline & Resources - PDF. (2019). Retrieved from https://docplayer.net/8971294-Virginia-board-of-nursing-overview-laws-and-regulations-rn-lpnscope-of-practice-delegation-to-ulps-discipline-resources.html Gravlin, G., & Bittner, N. P. (2010). Nurses' and nursing assistants' reports of missed care and delegation. Journal of Nursing Administration, 40(7/8), 329-335. Potter, P., Deshields, T., & Kuhrik, M. (2010). Delegation practices between registered nurses and nursing assistive personnel. Journal of nursing management, 18(2), 157-165.