title: Effectively delegating nursing activities in home care.
abstract: Delegating appropriate portions of nursing care to LPNs and home health aides is an essential RN skill and critically necessary in PPS. This article examines the concept of delegation and shows clinicians how to assess, plan, and evaluate delegation tasks to increase productivity.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, USA. timmse@uwec.edu
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Timm
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D006278:Medicare; D009728:Nursing Assistants / Q000458:organization & administration; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011445:Prospective Payment System; D014481:United States