I’ve just completed my first week of practicum and my preceptor has already delegated patient care to me. My first experience of delegation within in my practicum included the medication administration and charting for a patient with anginal attacks. My preceptor tasked me to administer nitroglycerin sublingual and monitor the patient for progress. When the patient first arrived, she described her chest pain as 8/10. My patient said that she has nitroglyerin at home, but felt she needed to get to the hospital. She seemed very anxious and talkative about her stressors at home. She came to th

Some abilities/qualities I have that will expand my delegation skills is that I don’t get frustrated easily. Usually, people like to work with me because I am understanding and helpful when explaining certain procedures. I believe that no question is a stupid question and encourage people to verbalize what is on their mind. I also like to be sure of what I am doing and will investigate if I don’t know how to do something. When delegating, I will try to be sure that the person is able to carry out the task and if they are unable to I will do the task myself. Some ways I can overcome my barrier is to practice delegation and evaluate the outcomes. I need to practice delegation even when I’m not incredibly busy so that it becomes second nature. Another thing I can do to overcome my barrier is to study delegatee’s scope of practice regulations. This will increase my understanding of the tasks that I am allowed to delegate and procedures they should be able to do competently.

Overall, the potential benefits from expert delegation are accessible, affordable quality health care while maximizing all the staff’s resources. Delegation can make a day in the hospital run smoothly and the lack of it can get everyone behind. As long as the delegation results in protection of health, and the safety and welfare of the public the benefits from it are most favorable.

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