Nursing Delegation and the Contemporary Management Theory

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Question 1
The two scenarios represent important ways that delegation occurs. Healthcare provision is a seamless activity whose primary goal is to ensure that patients receive appropriate care timely and competently. As a result, it follows the mechanics of delegating and accepting delegated assignments that match one’s training. In this context, scenario one decision by the registered nurses (RN) to charge the responsibilities of obtaining a set of vital signs, recording the intake and output, and ambulating the patient to the Patient Care Technician (PCT) is justifiable. As outlined by the nursing delegation guidelines, one should ensure the delegatee has the appropriate training and competence to execute the delegated work. This aspect went well because the PCT are adequately trained in performing these responsibilities.
In the second scenario, the RN acknowledges that validated competence and additional education related to specific care duties remain fundamental elements of consideration before delegating any responsibility to a PCT or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN). In this context, the guideline requires them to consider the practitioner’s level and capacity to perform a responsibility before delegating safely. As a result, asking the LPN to execute placing a foley catheter in a patient followed the understanding that LPNs possess requisite training and competence in medications and providing injections, making catheter placement a common task in their traditional role. The nurse could not assign such a duty to the PCT because their training does not cover such functions, making them incompetent in safely executing the assignment. Other than these scenarios representing what went well, they also highlight an essential aspect of consideration – delegation becomes complete once a task is assigned. The LPN or the PCT accepts and executes the responsibility as needed by the RN.
Question 2
Situational leaders demonstrate their leadership in diverse ways. The learnings gained from the text reveal that their approach to managing their workforce reflects the ongoing desire by these leaders to become effective in their roles within organizations. Their capacity to balance the interplay of relationship, task behavior, and follower readiness demonstrates their competence in examining events and patterns. This aspect closely relates to the systems theory, which focuses on the bidirectional relationship between workers and the system (“Management and leadership,” n.d.). The model enables the leaders to understand the importance of coordinating the different parts of an organization to perform as a unit to achieve a common institutional goal. As a result, these leaders exploit this understanding to become effective in their capacities.
Their understanding of the system ensures that they practice flexibility and adapt their leadership approaches based on unique workplace situations. Practicing this leading behavior positions them as dependable individuals, even in the most diversified contexts, including nursing, where individuals come with varying tr...