Potential Harm In Nursing

Potential Harm In Nursing

Examine the five factors to be assessed before delegating (potential for harm, etc.) for a particular task.

In making a decision to delegate a nursing task, the following five factors should be assessed:

1. Potential for harm: The nurse must determine how much risk the activity carries for an individual patient.,
2. Complexity of the task: The more complex the activity the less desirable it is to delegate.,
3. Amount of problem solving and innovation required: If an uncomplicated task requires special attention adaptation or an innovative approach it should not be delegated.,
4. Unpredictability of outcome: When a patient’s response to the activity is unknown or unpredictable it is not advisable to delegate that activity.,
5. Level of patient interaction: It is not advisable to delegate so many tasks that the amount of time the nurse spends with the patient is decreased to the point that a therapeutic relationship cannot be established between the nurse and the patient. (AACN, 2004Links to an external site., p.10)

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Explain why or why not a task would be delegated depending on each factor. Potential Harm In Nursing

using an example you can share, and/or face at your current practice setting? (I work at a needle exchange program where understaff and delegation has become a big problem as more work has to be divided when staff is already burnout).

Submission Instructions:

• Your initial post should be at least 500 words, formatted and cited in current APA style with support from at least 2 academic sources. Your initial post is worth 8 points.
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