Looking for a nurse to interview for a management class for a paper on delegation.

Hi,

I'm new to this site I was hoping to find a nurse who is willing to be interviewed for a paper I have to write on delegation. The nurse has to have at least 2 years experience. I don;t know any nurses and the nurses at the hospital are always busy and don't have time to answer questions. I have around 15 questions that I can e-mail if someone can Please take the time to help a future nurse.

Any information will be greatly appreciated

Thankes sooooo much,

Angie

[The Veridican]

Why not post the question on the discussion board? I'll answer them if you do.

The Veridican

[CharliezAngie]

Why not post the question on the discussion board? I'll answer them if you do.

The Veridican

I am new to the discussion board and was not sure if that would be ok

Here are the questions.

1.Background:

a)how long have you been a nurse

b)what is your preparation? Diploma. associate degree,BSN,MSN

c)how long have you been at your facility?

2.Describe this clinical setting:

a)what type of patients

b)what are the most common reason for admission?

c)what is normal staffing pattern?

d)is it inpatient/outpatient

3.What non clinical, management skill would you like to see addressed in nursing school, and in general , hoe would this have helped you?

4.Describe 2 situations which this skill would have helped you.

5.Describe any othe skills (personal clinical,management) that would have helped you if it had been tought in nursing school.

6.What do you delegate?

a)give 3 task you are usually comfortable delegating.

b)why do you chose those task?

c)tasks you would absolutely not delegate other that giving meds)

7.To whom do you delegate

a)what would you delegate to another nurse?

b)what do you delegate to nursing care assistance?

c)what would you delegate to a unit secretary?

8.how do you communicate the delegation assignment?(please give examples)

9.How do you know if the delegated assighnment is done, done correctly, and adequetly/reported?

10.What do you do if delegated duty is not done properly?

11.Have you seen tasks delegated that should not have been? What tasks, and whydo you believe that?

12.have you ever delageted tasks and later realized you should not have?

13.How would you summerize your experience with delegation?

14.Is there any other advice about delegation that you would give student nurses?

[The Veridican]

Here are the questions.

1.Background:

a)how long have you been a nurse

2 years

b)what is your preparation? Diploma. associate degree,BSN,MSN

ADN with B.Sc. in Liberal Arts, just started an MSN program

c)how long have you been at your facility?

2 years

2.Describe this clinical setting:

a)what type of patients

Cardiovascular

b)what are the most common reason for admission?

MI, angina, CP, CHF, CABG recovery, PTCA recovery

c)what is normal staffing pattern?

4 pts to 1 nurse

d)is it inpatient/outpatient

Inpatient

3.What non clinical, management skill would you like to see addressed in nursing school, and in general , hoe would this have helped you?

Interpersonal communications; dealing with negative people, arrogant MDs

4.Describe 2 situations which this skill would have helped you.

Sorry, not enough time to answer (This questionaire is way too long to be a useful tool)

5.Describe any othe skills (personal clinical,management) that would have helped you if it had been tought in nursing school.

Sorry, not enough time to answer

6.What do you delegate?

ADL care, bathing, feeding, phlebotomy, EKG testing, information management tasks

a)give 3 task you are usually comfortable delegating.

same as above

b)why do you chose those task?

the techs are qualified, and it's in their job discription

c)tasks you would absolutely not delegate other that giving meds)

Any kind of assessment, including manual BPs

7.To whom do you delegate

Techs (same as CNA, but with a few more skills)

a)what would you delegate to another nurse?

Anything. For instance if I am going to lunch, I trust the other nurses to provide any care needed while I'm gone.

b)what do you delegate to nursing care assistance?

See above list

c)what would you delegate to a unit secretary?

Chart preparation, order inputs, consultations

8.how do you communicate the delegation assignment?(please give examples)

verbally. Sorry, not enough time to answer

9.How do you know if the delegated assighnment is done, done correctly, and adequetly/reported?

Sorry, not enough time to answer

10.What do you do if delegated duty is not done properly?

Do it myself

11.Have you seen tasks delegated that should not have been? What tasks, and whydo you believe that?

I have not seen any.

12.have you ever delageted tasks and later realized you should not have?

Yes. I have asked techs to draw blood, only to have to do it myself when they stuck the pt 3+ times and still didn't hit a vein. I've had to repeat EKGs because "qualified" techs didn't know where to place the electrodes.

13.How would you summerize your experience with delegation?

I don't like it. I'd rather have 2 pts and do everything.

14.Is there any other advice about delegation that you would give student nurses?

Don't worry too much about it. Most of what can and can't be delegated is clearly defined by job descriptions in most institutions.

The Veridican