Accountability In Delegation In Nursing

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It is very important to prioritize patient care and delegate tasks when it is hard to do them by yourself. Week eight reading changed my understanding of the concept of accountability in delegation in the way that it is not as easy as it can seem. The register nurse should utilize critical thinking and professional judgment before making the decision of delegation (Weiss &Tappen, 2015). The nursing process should be used in delegation. First, a nurse assesses patient care requirements, goals, level of the assistive personal capability with the tasks that need to be accomplished (Weiss &Tappen, 2015). Then, a nurse should plan through before delegating. Next step is implementation when a nurse assigns the task and then, evaluation, when a nurse