Activity 7

Patient Management and Delegation

Complete the Patient Management & Delegation virtual simulation activity which can be found by clicking Enter Virtual Simulation. Then debrief on the experience by creating a VoiceThread, video or a written essay.

Once you enter Sentinel Hospital

1. Click BEGIN
2. You’ll enter the lobby and be led to the hospital map
3. Clicking SKIP will take you directly to map
4. Select Location: Medical/Surgical or SIMPath Competencies: Management and Leadership OR Evidence-Based Practice OR Collaboration for Improving Outcomes

• Reflect on your feelings while fulling the role of the charge nurse in the simulated activities on delegation and caseload management. Consider how you utilized the experience and efficiency information provided.
• Summarize the responsibilities, including planning, coordinating and evaluation of nursing resources, managed by the charge nurse in the simulated activity.
• Reflect on any correct and incorrect decisions and responses that you would change if you were to repeat this activity.
• Describe what you learned in this experience that will be incorporated into your clinical practice.

Reading and Resources

• Review chapters 17, 19, 21 & 25 in Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2017). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.
• Hill, K.S., Higdon, K, Porter B.W., Rutland, M.D. & Vela, D.K. (2015). Preserving staffing resources as a system: Nurses leading operations and efficiency initiatives. Nursing Economics, 33(1):26-35.
• Plonien, C. (2015). Perioperative leadership. Using personality indicators to enhance nurse leader communication. AORN Journal, 102(1), 74-80. doi:10.1016/j.aorn.2015.05.001
• Shimp, K. M. (2017). Systematic review of turnover/retention and staff perception of staffing and resource adequacy related to staffing. Nursing Economics, 35(5), 239-258,266A. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1954857855?accountid=169658
• Optional Video: Optional: Dan Pink – The puzzle of motivation

Additional Instructions:

1. All submissions should have a title page and reference page.
2. Utilize a minimum of two scholarly resources.
3. Adhere to grammar, spelling and punctuation criteria.
4. Adhere to APA compliance guidelines.
5. Adhere to the chosen Submission Option for Delivery of Activity guidelines.

Submission Options: