Topic: Professional Practice: Time Management, delegation, scope of practice (550 words; 3 references 2010-2015).
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Professional Practice: Time Management, delegation, scope of practice (550 words; 3 references 2010-2015).

You are a Registered Nurse on the afternoon shift on a short-stay (24 hours) surgical ward. One
other RN, an EN and three AINs are also on duty. The NUM is off sick and the other RN is acting as
NUM as well as taking a patient load. The ward is full: there are 22 patients, 10 of whom went to
surgery in the morning, and 8 are going on your shift. Half of these a patients have intravenous
access and antibiotics at some time during your shift.
ACTIVITY:
Using your knowledge and experience of various patient allocation models (e.g. total patient
care, team nursing and task allocation), outline how you would allocate the staff to the
patients. Include in your discussion your rationale for the model of allocation chosen and the
scope of practice of the various staff.