Safe & Effective Care Environment

Five Rights of Delegation

Right task, right circumstance, right person, right direction/communication, and right supervision. The RN remains accou

Tasks that cannot be delegated to UAP

The RN cannot delegate assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, evaluation, teaching, or any task requiring nursing judg

Prioritization with the ABCs

Address Airway, Breathing, then Circulation first. A patent airway always takes priority because without it the patient

Maslow applied to prioritization

After ABCs, physiological needs (food, fluid, elimination, comfort) take priority over safety, which takes priority over

Acute vs. chronic prioritization

An acute or unstable problem generally takes priority over a chronic or stable one. A new, unexpected change in conditio