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le of the RN in delegating tasks.This document, ANA’s Principles for Delegation by Registered Nurses to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP), is designed to provide overarching principles and relevant strategies for practice in situations where registered nurses delegate tasks.
This joint statement has been updated (2019) - The National Guidelines for Nursing Delegation, reflecting an effort to standardize the nursing delegation process based on research findings and evidence in the literature and is applicable to all levels of nursing licensure (advanced practice registered nurse [APRN], registered nurse [RN ...
Accountability: “To be answerable to oneself and others for one’s own choices, decisions and actions as measured against a standard...” (American Nurses Association, 2015, p. 41). Delegated Responsibility: A nursing activity, skill or procedure that is transferred from a licensed nurse to a delegatee.
This paper explains the terminology, policy, principles and resources of delegation for nurses. It also discusses delegation in nursing education, NCLEX and the provision of nursing care.
NCSBN and the American Nurses Association (ANA) developed a joint position paper based on the guidelines developed by NCSBN in 2016 (effective 4/29/2019). This statement replaces the NCSBN and ANA 2010 Joint Statement on Delegation.
The five “rights” of nursing delegation specify when and how to delegate nursing duties (ANA-NCSBN, 2019): right task, right circumstance, right person, right communication, and right supervision. Each of these rights should be considered when delegating a task to another staff member.
ANA’s Principles for Delegation by Registered Nurses to Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) is designed to provide overarching principles and relevant strategies for practice in situations where registered nurses (RNs) delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP).
