Delegation in Nursing Practice: A Nurse’s Guide
Delegation in nursing practice can be a daunting task especially for new registered nurses. However, knowing state practice laws, organization policies and procedures, and utilizing delegation guidelines from the state board of nursing as well as ANA and NCSBN, delegation can be a strategy for providing efficient nursing care to multiple patients/clients within a given time period. This CE will provide participants with knowledge they can apply to their own nursing practice based upon the specific practice setting.
Session objectives:
- Describe delegation in relation to nursing practice
- Understand the basics of delegation and its application in different health care settings.
- Identify and synthesize delegation strategies that are conducive to promoting safe patient care outcomes.
Participants that complete the CE presentation and post-test/evaluation in their entirety and pass the post-test with 80% or higher, will receive an electronic certificate via email. RNs completing the activity will receive 1.0 contact hour of continuing education.
The Michigan Nurses Association (MNA) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
PRESENTATION
POST TEST DIRECTIONS
COST: This CE is FREE for MNA members and $20 for non-members
POST-TEST: Complete the post-test & evaluation response form ONLINE by clicking here.
AWARDING OF CE
- Participants who achieve a minimum passing score of 80% will receive a certificate awarding 1 contact hour.
- Participants who do not achieve a passing score will have the option to gain success with the material by repeating the material and test at no additional cost.
RESOURCES
- American Nurses Association. (2015). Code of ethics for nurses with interpretive statements
- Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs. (2022). Michigan Board of Nursing general rules
- Michigan Public Health Code, Act 368 of 1978, Part 17201 Nursing. (n.d.). Delegation andscope of practice
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing & American Nurses Association. (2019). National guidelines for nursing delegation-joint statement
- National Association of School Nurses. (2018). Nursing delegation in the school setting
