Nursing Management and Leadership
Delegation and Prioritization
Effective nursing management relies on the systematic delegation of tasks based on the scope of practice and clinical urgency.
The Five Rights of Delegation
- Right task
- Right circumstances
- Right person
- Right direction and communication
- Right supervision and evaluation
RN Scope of Practice
- Clinical assessment
- Initial teaching
- Complex procedures
- Discharge planning
- IV push medications
LPN/LVN Scope of Practice
- Data collection
- Reinforcing teaching
- Administering routine medications
- Stable patient care
- Wound care
Prioritization Principles
- Use Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
- Prioritize acute over chronic
- Assess before implementing
- Utilize the nursing process (ADPIE)
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