NCLEX Review & Nursing School

The Five Rights of Delegation

• Right Task
• One that is delegable for a specific patient.

• Right Circumstances
• Appropriate patient setting, available resources, and other relevant factors considered.

• Right Person
• Right person is delegating the right task to the right person to be performed on the right person.

• Right Direction/Communication
• Clear, concise description of the task, including its objective, limits and expectations.

• Right Supervision
• Appropriate monitoring, evaluation, intervention, as needed, and feedback.