Nursing Delegation and Multidisciplinary Team Care

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Response to Module 1
In terms of priority, the tasks I will take is –
vi. Firstly As you are taking this handover, an elderly female post-operative patient collapses
to the floor and is unconscious. She has had facial surgery – I should take up this task as last
The patient fell and collapsed right in front of me and it is my duty to care of the fallen
patient. I cannot send the enrolled nurses who is not yet competent or the clerk to care for
this medical emergency at any cost. This sudden fall or collapse of a person can distort the
surgical corrections of face. It is increasingly important to attend this patient immediately as
the damage is minimized and care is delivered as soon as people. Hence, collapse this
scenario is a medical emergency and have to be dealt by me.
i. Mrs. Chew’s intravenous (IV) infusion has tissued, her IV fluids are running
behind and she has missed her 14.00 hrs. IV antibiotic – I will take up with task
being a Registered nurse – it is my duty to check for any complications resulting
from missing of medication. The overall medication chart has to be rechecked by
me as to prevent any possible medication administration related complications.
The intravenous fluid levels needs to be checked and re-placement of the IV
fluids. The enrolled nurse who is undertaking an IV Canulation certificate can be
used as an important resource.
iv. Mr. Esposito is scheduled to leave the ward now for his cardiac catheterisation and he has
still not received his preoperative medication.
I have to intervene the situation as the enrolled nurses, the assistant nurses are
incompetent and the other Registered nurse is busy elsewhere. Administration of the right
drug or medicine in the perioperative situation should be ensured and for the effective

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culturally competent communication with patient – a registered nurse should take action
at first.
v. One of the surgical consultants (VMO) is waiting to discuss a medication error that
happened last week.
After all the important cases are met, I can then meet the waiting VMO. Since, this cases
poses the least risk but yet it has to sorted by the me – it is prioritized at the end.
Tasks, I will delegate to others:-
ii. Mr. Smith’s visitor has fainted
In a family nursing scenario – the assistant nurse and the enrolled nurse are right persons
to see the fainted guest.
iii. One of the staff toilets has blocked and is overflowing and waste is pouring out
rapidly.
The clerk can alone take care of these incidents.
Rationale –
The priority care must be based on the most acute and emergence case at first and then
followed by moderate to know risk cases. Attention to details, problem solving and decision
making are the tools to be effectively used in the clinical rationale of prioritization of patient
attending by the nurses (Drach‐Zahavy, Goldblatt & Maizel, 2015; Doran, & Hutchinson,
2017). Delegation is important when a nurse single handedly is unable to manage a lot of
emergency cases with care. Hence she must segregate the cases on basis of severity and acute
needs and then keep the most acute ones to herself and delegate the less important or urgent
cases to less skilled professional.