CENTRAL PHILIPPINE UNIVERSITY

School of Graduate Studies

MASTER OF ARTS IN NURSING
Nursing Service and Administration (MAN 715a)

Delegation
Prepared By:
Jason M. Supremo, R.N.
Delegation
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.
Delegation
Getting work done through others or as
directing the performance of one or
more people to accomplish
organizational goals (Marquis)
Delegation
The transfer of responsibility for the
performance of a task from one person
to another (American Nurses
Association “ANA “)
5 Rights to Delegation

Right Task
Right Circumstance

Right Person

Right Direction

Right Supervision
Elements of Delegation

Responsibility

Authority

Accountability
5 Steps to Effective Delegation

1 • Identify the Key Task

• Delegate Each Task Appropriately

2
• Explain Each Task to Your New Members
3
• Develop a Plan for Each Task Assigned
4
• Monitor the Progress
5
Common Delegation Errors
Examples of Tasks that can be
delegated:

Cleaning up after procedures

Answering phones

Taking patients vital signs

Ordering supplies and other clerical

tasks
Examples of Tasks that can be
delegated:

Bed making

Giving bed bath and bed shampoo

Assisting with procedures

Examples of Tasks that cannot
be delegated:

Initial assessment of new patients

Assessing pain

Giving of medications

Establishing plan of care

Examples of Tasks that cannot
be delegated:

Any task that would involve nursing

judgment or sophisticated application of
nursing process
Triage
Giving health teaching and counseling
Interpreting test results
…..delegation is both an art and science. It
includes cognitive, affective, and intuitive
dimensions
-Marjorie Barter (2002)
Thank You!