Nursing NUR402 Lecture 4: LNM4
26 Apr 2016
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Delegation is the process of assigning part or all of one person"s responsibility to another person or persons. Delegating is an effective management competency by which nurse managers get the work done through the employees. The purpose of delegation is efficiency; no one person can do all the work that must be done; therefore, some work must be passed on, or delegated to others. However, it must be remembered that, even when an activity is delegated to someone else, the ultimate responsibility for that activity still belongs to the nurse- leader (i. e. the person who delegated the activity. Nurse managers need to be able to delegate some of their own duties, tasks, and responsibilities as a solution to overwork, which lead to stress, anger, and aggression. As nurse managers learn to accept the principle of delegation, they become more productive and come to enjoy relationships with the staff.
