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Delegation, prioritisation and clinical judgement in practice for registered nurses and care teams

A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and two surveys. You only add the 12 details that are specific to your organisation.

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Length
40 min
Lessons
6 lessons
Frequency
At induction for new and internationally recruited nurses
Last reviewed
21 Oct 2026
Grey areas, speaking up and handover
What would you do?

A care assistant reports that a patient you asked them to wash seems drowsy

Try it: this is one of 19 interactive activities in the course.

What's included

Three pieces that work together

Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck.

Self-paced course

Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.

  • 6 lessons, about 40 minutes
  • Sorting activity, process, flashcards, scenario and quizzes

Live session deck

An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.

  • 10 slides
  • Quiz, word cloud, poll, scale slides
  • A closing slide for your contacts

Two surveys

Find out what landed, and whether people use it on the job.

  • Post-course feedback, about 2 minutes
  • 30-day check-in
  • Anonymous by default
  • Results feed your next refresher

Learning objectives

At the end of this course, learners can

Each objective and the lesson that covers it.

IDObjectiveSourceWhere it's covered
TO 312.0Achieve ≥ 80% on the final assessmentNoneWhole course
SO 312.1Describe your scope of practice and say what you can do, delegate or must escalate under local policy + your infoExamples: ANA Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice; The Code (NMC); State Nurse Practice Acts; best practiceWhole course
SO 312.2Delegate a task using the five rights and know what stays with the registered nurse + your infoExample: NCSBN National Guidelines for Nursing Delegation; best practiceWhole course
SO 312.3Rank patients and tasks by urgency and explain whyBest practiceWhole course
SO 312.4Follow the steps of the nursing process from assessment to evaluationBest practiceWhole course
SO 312.5Apply a clinical judgement model to a changing patient and hand over the resultExample: NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model; best practiceWhole course

Your part: what a template can't do for you

  • Your workplace details: fill in the 12 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
  • Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.

Course outline

6 lessons, about 40 minutes

Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.

ContentInteractiveVideoYou customise
1

Why decisions on a busy shift matter

3 pages

7 min
Before you beginNoteList
Four things at onceTextImageChecklistYour info
Your scope in three wordsKey factFlashcardsQuiz
2

Scope and delegation

3 pages

7 min
Five rightsTabsNote
Who should do this?Sorting activity
Match the taskMatching quizFlashcards
3

Prioritising care

3 pages

7 min
Ranking routineProcess
Put it in orderSorting activityText
Rank the ward listSorting activityQuiz
4

The nursing process and clinical judgement

3 pages

7 min
Five steps of the processProcessNote
Judgement in four movesAccordion
Match the moveMatching quizYour info
5

Grey areas, speaking up and handover

3 pages

7 min
ScenarioScenario
ScenarioScenarioQuiz
Who to tell and howProcessYour infoYour infoYour infoYour infoNoteQuizButtonYour info
6

Final assessment

2 pages

5 min
PracticeQuiz
CompletionKey factListNoteButtonYour info

Live deck and surveys

10 slides to run live, two surveys to close the loop

Pink slides are interactive. Both surveys are anonymous; pink questions are written for this course.

ContentTitle, agenda, "do, delegate or escalate" (speaker notes: template page URL)
Word cloudOne word for a really busy shift
PollWhat is the hardest decision on a busy shift? (What to delegate · Who to see first · When to escalate · How to hand over)
ContentThe five rights, the ranking routine and the judgement moves in brief
QuizA care assistant says a patient looks different. You…" (Go and assess, escalate if needed ✔ · Ask them to keep an eye · Say it is normal · Note it for later)
QuizWhich task usually stays with the registered nurse?" (Assessing a changed condition ✔ · Hygiene help · Escorting to a scan · Routine observations)
Content · customiseCustomise: our delegation policy, scope of practice and care plan documents" with {{DELEGATION_POLICY_LINK}}, {{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}, {{CARE_PLAN_DOCUMENT_LINK}}
ScaleHow confident are you ranking a ward list?" 1 to 5
Open-ended / Q&AA delegation decision I would like to talk through
Content · customiseClosing {{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}, {{SURVEY_2_URL}}, {{COURSE_URL}}
Post-course feedback: 11 questions, about 2 min
  1. Overall rating 5 stars
  2. Relevant, realistic, right length, helpful activities agree/disagree grid
  3. What was most useful? multi-select
  4. Confidence before this course, and now 1-5 scale
  5. How confident are you ranking a ward list? 1-5 scale
  6. Which change have you tried? multiple choice
  7. What barrier have you met in trying it? short text
  8. I can say I am unsure whether a task is in my scope without fear of blame. 1-5 scale
  9. One thing we should change or add open text
  10. Would you recommend this course? NPS
30-day check-in
  1. Have you used what you learned since the course? multiple choice
  2. How confident are you today? Compare with day 1 1-5 scale
  3. Do you know where to find the local delegation and scope-of-practice policy? yes / no / not sure
  4. A moment where the training helped, or where you weren't sure open text
  5. Which topics should the next refresher focus on? ranking

Results show whether people use the training on the job, not just whether they finished it.

Make it yours

12 fields to fill in, and you're ready

Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.

  • Clinical education contact{{CLINICAL_EDUCATION_CONTACT}}
  • Local policy link{{LOCAL_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Incident reporting route{{INCIDENT_REPORTING_ROUTE}}
  • Escalation route{{ESCALATION_ROUTE}}
  • Regulator and standards{{REGULATOR_AND_STANDARDS}}
  • LMS or record system{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
Show all 12 fields
  • Delegation policy link{{DELEGATION_POLICY_LINK}}
  • Care plan document link{{CARE_PLAN_DOCUMENT_LINK}}
  • Survey 1 URL{{SURVEY_1_URL}}
  • Survey 2 URL{{SURVEY_2_URL}}
  • Course URL{{COURSE_URL}}
  • Live session URL{{LIVE_SESSION_URL}}

FAQ

Common questions

Can I run delegation, prioritisation and clinical judgement in practice for registered nurses and care teams training online?

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

How often is this training needed?

At induction for new and internationally recruited nurses, when staff start receiving delegated tasks, and annually.

Who needs this training?

Registered nurses, newly qualified and internationally recruited nurses, and senior care assistants or enrolled nurses who receive delegated tasks; run by the nurse educator or clinical education lead.

What records should I keep?

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Can I edit the content?

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

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