Course: NR527 Communication and Collaboration for Advanced Nursing Practice

Assignment Overview

For this assignment you will complete a video presentation of you, as the nurse leader, delegating a task or assignment to one of your subordinates or peers.

For this assignment complete a video of you role playing, as the nurse leader, delegating a task or assignment to one of your subordinates or peers (the camera will be used as the individual you are delegating to).

For example, think about delegating

a task for the nurse on the clinical unit to complete
to a team member the task of oversight for a specific committee
a job responsibility that has been added to the nurse supervisor’s role

It is important for the nurse leader to follow specific criteria and ensure the task assigned is safe and appropriate. The second part of the assignment will be a summary paper highlighting important points to the delegation process. You will submit both parts of this assignment as instructed.

Sample Solution

Delegation is a vital leadership skill in nursing. It ensures that patient care tasks are completed efficiently and safely, allowing the advanced practice nurse to focus on complex clinical decisions and leadership duties they are ultimately responsible for. A typical example of delegation is assigning the task of measuring postoperative vital signs and performing pain and wound assessments.……Click below to access the full discussion sample PDF