In which of the following settings can delegation occur?

Delegation within the context of Washington State’s Nurse Delegation legislation is specifically applicable in settings where licensed healthcare professionals are available to supervise and manage care. Licensed assisted living facilities are designed to provide a structured environment where residents may require assistance with activities of daily living, medications, and health management.

In these facilities, nurses can delegate certain nursing tasks to unlicensed personnel after appropriate training and assessment. This delegation is crucial in enhancing the quality of care provided to residents while ensuring that their health needs are met under professional supervision.

While public health offices, private hospitals, and high schools with nursing programs may involve nurses and health care tasks, they do not consistently function within the framework established by nurse delegation laws that specifically empower unlicensed staff to perform designated tasks under a nurse’s direction in the same structured manner as licensed assisted living facilities.