Nurse Delegation

DEVELOPING THE SKILLS OF DELEGATION OF DUTY BY NURSE MANAGER

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE CONCEPT

Delegation of duty is an important skill necessary for effective management in any organization, nurse managers require this skill to function properly, delegation of duty is a complex skill and it requires specialized clinical judgment to effectively delegate duties.

Nurse Managers are required to understand the needs of the patients and family in order to delegate a care giver capable of rendering the required service. The skill of delegation is as important as the skills of patients care in the nursing profession.

Delegation helps to relieve the nurse manager of some burden and allow the nurse to focus on other important aspect of care of the patient,

It makes the manager an effective manager and leader. The employee looks to him or her as such.

The question of what to delegate is important to be answered when developing delegation skills, the manager must be well informed of what can and cannot be delegated to subordinates. Tasks that are every important and possibly highly confidential should be handled as such and should not be delegated except it is absolutely necessary, other tasks like training of personnel, giving instructions to the lower level staff can be delegated to another person, caring for the patient can be delegated to professionally trained and competent nurses, as well as other tasks can be delegated to non-professionals.

The manager should learn to let go of some responsibilities, he or she cannot engage in all activities. Therefore learning to delegate tasks and allowing them to be carried out create a sense of confidence and responsibility on the part of the