The effectiveness of delegation interventions by the registered nurse to the unlicensed assistive personnel and their impact on quality of care, patient satisfaction, and RN staff satisfaction: a systematic review.

Background: Delegation by the registered nurse is a decision making process that includes assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Due to an ever-expanding global shortage of nurses, registered nurses are increasingly dependent on unlicensed assistive personnel to assist in the provision of safe patient care. Delegation is recognised as a fundamental nursing skill that can be utilised effectively to improve quality care.

A computerized reminder system improves compliance with Papanicolaou smear recommendations in an HIV care clinic.

Current guidelines call for Papanicolaou (Pap) smear screening of HIV-infected women at least annually. After the initiation of a weekly computer based Pap smear reminder list in an HIV care clinic, the prevalence of scheduled women with up-to-date Pap smears was calculated for the one-year project period and was compared to the prevalence preceding the project. The prevalence of scheduled women with up-to-date Pap smears increased from 61.