SUBDOMAIN 724.7 - PROFESSIONAL ROLES & VALUES 1

SUBDOMAIN 724.7 - PROFESSIONAL ROLES & VALUES

Delegation

Orchid Quiton Chefalo

Western Governors University

Nursing Program

11/11/2011

Revised

11/30/2011

12/10/2011

SUBDOMAIN 724.7 - PROFESSIONAL ROLES & VALUES 2

Delegation

It takes a team approach to manage patient-care. As a FNP, and a provider for this

patient, she could collaborate with other experts and delegate care of the patient. The

nursing supervisor for the clinic can aid the FNP to identify her role in the best utilization

of the diverse workforce by facilitating the coordination of care by employing the

experts and give an introduction of what services each specialty can offer to meet the

needs of the patient. Examples of the roles of the diverse workforce are as follows:

The LVN educator can give one to one instructions and education in pre-partum, intra-

partum and post-partum care; The social worker can interview the patient’s life condition

like the family dynamics and make appropriate recommendations for the patient to be

successful at home; The community health RN, BSN can use her knowledge on what

specific resources the patients needs within the facility and/or outside the community;

The obstetrician can be consulted, and may expedite the care of the patient by making

the recommendation to transfer to a higher level of care.

As the nursing supervisor, it is a duty to advocate for the patient; to receive the best

possible care. And if the care is needed at another facility, then a transfer is a must. The

multi-disciplinary approach to healthcare is best practice, by this, the decision to delegate