Integrative review: Factors impacting effective delegation practices by registered nurses to assistants in nursing.

Crevacore, C; Jacob, E; Coventry, LL; Duffield, C

Integrative review: Factors impacting effective delegation practices by registered nurses to assistants in nursing.

Crevacore, C Jacob, E Coventry, LL Duffield, C

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Publisher:: WILEY
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: J Adv Nurs, 2023, 79, (3), pp. 885-895
Issue Date:: 2023-03

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dc.contributor.author	Crevacore, C
dc.contributor.author	Jacob, E
dc.contributor.author	Coventry, LL
dc.contributor.author	Duffield, C https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6534-8743
dc.date.accessioned	2024-01-16T01:19:19Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-20
dc.date.available	2024-01-16T01:19:19Z
dc.date.issued	2023-03
dc.identifier.citation	J Adv Nurs, 2023, 79, (3), pp. 885-895
dc.identifier.issn	0309-2402
dc.identifier.issn	1365-2648
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/174541
dc.description.abstract	AIM: To identify the evidence on factors that impact delegation practices by Registered Nurses to Assistants in Nursing in acute care hospitals. DESIGN: An integrative review. DATA SOURCES: Database searches were conducted between July 2011 and July 2021. REVIEW METHODS: We used the 12-step approach by Kable and colleagues to document the search strategy. The (Whittemore & Knafl. 2005. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 52(5), 546-553) integrative review framework method was adopted and the methodological quality of the studies was assessed using Joanna Briggs critical appraisal instruments. RESULTS: Nine studies were included. Delegation between the Registered Nurse and the Assistant in Nursing is a complex but critical leadership skill which is impacted by the Registered Nurse's understanding of the Assistant in Nursing's role, scope of practice and job description. Newly qualified nurses lacked the necessary leadership skills to delegate. Further education on delegation is required in pre-registration studies and during nurses' careers to ensure Registered Nurses are equipped with the skills and knowledge to delegate effectively. CONCLUSION: With increasing numbers of Assistants in Nursing working in the acute care environment, it is essential that Registered Nurses are equipped with the appropriate leadership skills to ensure safe delegation practice.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	J Adv Nurs
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/jan.15430
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.classification	4204 Midwifery
dc.subject.classification	4205 Nursing
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Nursing Assistants
dc.subject.mesh	Personnel Delegation
dc.subject.mesh	Leadership
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Leadership
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Personnel Delegation
dc.subject.mesh	Nursing Assistants
dc.subject.mesh	Humans
dc.subject.mesh	Nurses
dc.subject.mesh	Nursing Assistants
dc.subject.mesh	Personnel Delegation
dc.subject.mesh	Leadership
dc.title	Integrative review: Factors impacting effective delegation practices by registered nurses to assistants in nursing.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	79
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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dc.date.updated	2024-01-16T01:19:18Z
pubs.issue	3
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	79
utslib.citation.issue	3

Abstract:

AIM: To identify the evidence on factors that impact delegation practices by Registered Nurses to Assistants in Nursing in acute care hospitals. DESIGN: An integrative review. DATA SOURCES: Database searches were conducted between July 2011 and July 2021. REVIEW METHODS: We used the 12-step approach by Kable and colleagues to document the search strategy. The (Whittemore & Knafl. 2005. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 52(5), 546-553) integrative review framework method was adopted and the methodological quality of the studies was assessed using Joanna Briggs critical appraisal instruments. RESULTS: Nine studies were included. Delegation between the Registered Nurse and the Assistant in Nursing is a complex but critical leadership skill which is impacted by the Registered Nurse's understanding of the Assistant in Nursing's role, scope of practice and job description. Newly qualified nurses lacked the necessary leadership skills to delegate. Further education on delegation is required in pre-registration studies and during nurses' careers to ensure Registered Nurses are equipped with the skills and knowledge to delegate effectively. CONCLUSION: With increasing numbers of Assistants in Nursing working in the acute care environment, it is essential that Registered Nurses are equipped with the appropriate leadership skills to ensure safe delegation practice.

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