Need help with my delegation paper

[student2008]

I'm working on my delegation paper and was wondering if anyone had any good websites where I can fine some more information about delegation. I need to be able to integrate within my paper the 4 principles of delegation. I also need to give detailed examples of the steps of delegation.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!:typing

[Daytonite, BSN, RN]

the general guidelines of delegation are:

• primary concern is to make sure that the patient is safe
  
• you must know the job descriptions and abilities of the healthcare personnel and subordinates who you supervise
  
• you must know facility policies and procedures
  
• you must know your nurse practice act
  
• you must delegate tasks to those who you know are capable of performing what you are assigning them to do
  
• you base tasks that you delegate to others on your knowledge of the state nurse practice act, facility policies and facility job descriptions.
  
• give directions for the task that are clear in order to avoid misunderstandings
  
• give a deadline when you expect the task to be completed
  
• ask the person to repeat back instructions to verify they have the directions correct if you suspect they do not understand what you are asking them to do
  
• follow-up to make sure the task was completed correctly and by the deadline in order to evaluate the performance of the task (this is your supervision function)
  
• provide praise when tasks are done well and within deadlines; provide feedback and criticism when necessary
  
• assign same tasks to the same individuals if possible

http://nclextestprep.com/delegation.html - points to ponder when considering delegation and nursing management of personnel. from the anderson nclex-rn review. this is more about delegation and prioritization of nursing task involving patients.

http://www.leadershipdevelopmenttraininghowto.com/elements.htm - the elements of delegation

http://www.ehow.com/how_3816_delegate-responsibility.html - how to delegate responsibility

http://oldeee.see.ed.ac.uk/~gerard/meng/me96/documents/aspects/delegate.html - delegation. everything you need to know about delegation presented concisely.

http://www.indiananurses.org/education/principles_for_delegation.pdf - principles for delegation. a 24-page document from the american nurses association. this is really a scholarly paper on the subject and should only be read when you are relaxed and able to think clearly.

https://nursing.advanceweb.com/ce/testcenter/course.aspx?courseid=531&creditid=1 - "delegation defined" - a ce course, click on the link mid page to read the 2-page article.