Nurse Managers’ Attitude and Competency Towards Delegation in Jeddah City

Abstract

Abstract:Delegation is the key for nurse managers and future leaders in order to guarantee productive outcomes. The use of delegation in nursing management can solve many issues including nurse shortages. The study aimed to describe nurse managers' attitude and competency to delegate effectively in a hospital setting. Descriptive correlational design was used which is a type of non-experimental design to collect data from five hospitals, first is University Hospital affiliated to King Abdulaziz University, other four hospitals are affiliated to the Ministry of health. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used to recruit 90 nurse managers. Data were collected by a questionnaire to measure nurse mangers, attitude and competency in delegation. In general nurse managers were unsure about their attitude towards delegation, but agreed that it saves time. Regarding competency, nurse managers' agreed on the importance of competency and that communication is an important part of delegation. All nurse managers agreed that they were familiar with their legal responsibility regarding delegation. The study concluded that there is a highly significant correlation between the attitude and competency where Pearson correlation coefficient is 0.000**. This study recommended that nurse managers should communicate and facilitate the delegation process through developing clear guidelines as well as creating an environment that supports delegation, resolution of conflict and encourages teamwork.

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“…Distribution of draft guidelines to delegate care through brain storming through dissemination to head nurses, team leaders, and implementing nurses regarding procedures and management of good and correct nursing delegates in hospitals. All legal aspects and the importance of providing clear instructions in the delegation process must be communicated [13]. Nurses need knowledge, skills, and attitudes in delegation practice [9].…”

“…Nurses need knowledge, skills, and attitudes in delegation practice [9]. The head nurse is responsible for ensuring that the nurse given by the delegation has the right skills and knowledge so that she must provide special training and education regarding nursing delegations [13]. The guideline draft contains procedures for carrying out delegations and delegating delegation activities that have been carried out.…”

“…Studies show that delegates work better when the pelapora structure is carried out clearly [8]. The nurse must ensure that documentation is in accordance with the delegation process [13].…”

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“…On another question, about (37.8%) disagreed that they would delegate more if having more encouragement and appreciation. About (64.4%) of the study participants gave an agreement to a statement, that they get upset when the delegated task is not done and is incomplete after a thorough delegation instructions [7].…”

“…On another question, about (37.8%) disagreed that "they would like to delegate more if they were having more confident in delegating". About (64.4%) of the study participants agreed with the statement, "when they give instruction but still the job remain incomplete, they get upset [7].…”