![]() Some needs require high levels of professional judgment and skill and other patient needs are somewhat routinized and without the need for high levels of professional judgment and skill. Some client needs are relatively predictable and other patient needs are unpredictable as based on the changing status of the client. In other words, the nurse who delegates aspects of care to other members of the nursing team must balance the needs of the client with the abilities of those to which the nurse is delegating tasks and aspects of care, among other things such as the scopes of practice and the policies and procedures within the particular healthcare facility. The needs of the client must be competently met with the knowledge, skills and abilities of the staff to meet these needs. The "Right Task" and The "Right Person": Identifying Tasks for Delegation Based on Client Needs The nurse supervises the person and determines whether or not the job was done in the correct, appropriate, safe and competent manner. The nurse who assigns the tasks and jobs must then communicate with and direct the person doing the task or job. In other words, the right person must be assigned to the right tasks and jobs under the right circumstances.
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