1. Open Access Kent State
  2. Delegation: What it Means to Acute Care Nurses
Author(s)
Abstract

As health care costs rise, nurses are increasingly delegating tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The purpose of this phenomenologic study was to describe delegation from the perspective of the acute care nurse. We analyzed interviews with staff nurses, and a description of the meaning of delegation was developed using Donabedian's structure, process, outcome model to organize the findings. The process of delegation centered on communication and on nurse–UAP relationship and was shaped by the structural themes. The outcomes of delegation included nursing and patient outcomes. An enhanced content on communication and interpersonal relations is needed in nursing education.
Format
Article
Identifier(s)
10.1016/j.apnr.2006.08.010
Publication Date
2008-02-01
Publication Title
Applied Nursing Research
Volume
21
Issue
1
First Page
8
Last Page
14
Keywords
Subject
Community
College of Nursing
Permalink https://oaks.kent.edu/nurspubs/38
Standing, T., & Anthony, M. (2008). Delegation: What it Means to Acute Care Nurses. Applied Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2006.08.010
Standing, Theresa, and Mary Anthony. 2008. “Delegation: What It Means to Acute Care Nurses”. Applied Nursing Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2006.08.010.
Standing, T., and M. Anthony. Delegation: What It Means to Acute Care Nurses. Applied Nursing Research, 1 Feb. 2008, doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2006.08.010.