Identify and address risks associated with scope of practice and delegation standards.
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As staffing challenges intensify, clinical managers are considering new approaches to maximize efficiency and address staffing deficits, while ensuring that healthcare providers and non-licensed assistive personnel work within their competency and legally authorized practice parameters.
This edition of Vantage Point® provides a decision-making framework, organized around 10 questions, to help administrators, healthcare providers or practice leaders identify and address risks associated with scope of practice and delegation standards, focusing on the following critical issues:
- Increasing leadership and provider awareness of scope of practice-related legal parameters.
- Ensuring that tasks are properly delegated by staff members within their statutory authority to do so.
- Confirming that staff have the education, training and competence to safely perform the delegated task.
- Strengthening the approval process for expanding scope of practice and delegation tasks.
- Determining whether patients/residents are appropriate candidates to receive the approved care.
- Enhancing compliance with monitoring and supervisory requirements.
- Maintaining ongoing communication between delegating providers and assigned delegees.
No matter how small or specialized your healthcare organization, you should be aware of your risk profile and take appropriate measures to protect against clinical, operational and financial exposures. NSO’s underwriter CNA has created
Vantage Point®, a publication designed to help.
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