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Delegation decisions are sometimes made based on a list of tasks found in a job description, such as taking vital signs, bathing, or ambulating patients. In these cases the RN is really assigning tasks rather than using professional judgment to match the staff member’s skills to patient needs. Assigning nursing assistants to perform all the baths or take all the vital signs for a group of patients indicates that the delegation is task based rather than judgment based. Making assignments based on a list of tasks in a job description short-circuits the critical thinking skills of the RN because the RN’s judgment is not utilized. Matching the staff member’s expertise to patient needs is essential for sound delegation decisions (Yoder-Wise, 2015). 

What is the difference between active and passive delegation?

Yoder- Wise, P.S. (2015). Leading and managing in nursing (6th ed.). Elsevier Mobsy