Planning has two halves that both go wrong in predictable ways: outcomes that are wishes instead of measurements, and tasks handed to the wrong person. Build an outcome part by part and watch each SMART criterion pass or fail — then work through a shift’s worth of tasks and decide who may legally do them.
Choose the patient problem you are planning for
The situation
Assemble the outcome
It is 0715. Assign each task.
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Memorize five words: assess, diagnose, plan, teach, evaluate. Those never leave the RN — and neither does an unstable or unpredictable patient.
Your outcome, as written
Where the licence line sits
You delegate the task, never the accountability. A UAP may collect and report a blood pressure of 84/50 — the meaning of that number is yours. Delegation rules also vary by state Nurse Practice Act and facility policy, especially LPN/LVN IV privileges. “The charge nurse told me to” is not a defence.