When choosing to delegate, the nurse should delegate the task to the most qualified person or to the person he or she wishes to:
A) develop.
B) promote.
C) punish.
D) reward.

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Delegating is giving other people tasks to be accomplished. The benefits of delegation involve (1) assisting in developing the initiative, skills, knowledge, and competence of others; (2) maintaining the level of responsibility and decision making of others; (3) freeing time for more important tasks; (4) extending results that can be accomplished from what one person can do alone to what he or she can manage through others; and (5) ensuring that completing the task is cost effective.

When Choosing to Delegate, the Nurse Should Delegate the Task