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    Delegation is assigning tasks and responsibilities to subordinates while maintaining accountability. It is an important management function that allows work to get done through others. Effective delegation involves selecting the right person for the job, providing training and authority, and establishing clear accountability. Barriers to delegation include a manager's insecurity or perfectionism as well as a subordinate's lack of skills or motivation. When done properly, delegation reduces the manager's workload, builds skills in subordinates, and allows for better coordination and decision making throughout the organization.

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    Delegation is assigning tasks and responsibilities to subordinates while maintaining accountability. It is an important management function that allows work to get done through others. Effective delegation involves selecting the right person for the job, providing training and authority, and establishing clear accountability. Barriers to delegation include a manager's insecurity or perfectionism as well as a subordinate's lack of skills or motivation. When done properly, delegation reduces the manager's workload, builds skills in subordinates, and allows for better coordination and decision making throughout the organization.

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    Delegation is assigning tasks and responsibilities to subordinates while maintaining accountability. It is an important management function that allows work to get done through others. Effective delegation involves selecting the right person for the job, providing training and authority, and establishing clear accountability. Barriers to delegation include a manager's insecurity or perfectionism as well as a subordinate's lack of skills or motivation. When done properly, delegation reduces the manager's workload, builds skills in subordinates, and allows for better coordination and decision making throughout the organization.

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    Delegation is assigning tasks and responsibilities to subordinates while maintaining accountability. It is an important management function that allows work to get done through others. Effective delegation involves selecting the right person for the job, providing training and authority, and establishing clear accountability. Barriers to delegation include a manager's insecurity or perfectionism as well as a subordinate's lack of skills or motivation. When done properly, delegation reduces the manager's workload, builds skills in subordinates, and allows for better coordination and decision making throughout the organization.

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    The key takeaways from the text are the definition, principles, types, reasons and prerequisites of delegation in nursing management.

    The different types of delegation mentioned are general delegation, specific delegation, formal delegation, informal delegation, downward delegation and sideward delegation.

    The reasons for delegation according to the text are assigning routine tasks, assigning tasks the nurse manager does not have time for, problem solving, changes in the nurse manager's own job emphasis and building capability.

    DELEGATION

    Introduction
    Delegation is a major element of the directing function of nursing
    management competency, by which nurse managers get the work done
    through their employee. Delegation is a part of management ; it require
    professional training and development to accept the hierarchical
    responsibilities of delegation.

    Definition
     Delegation is the process of assigning responsibility and
    authority to co-worker and ensuring his accountability.
     Delegation is the process through which the manager assigns
    specific tasks or duties to workers with appropriate authority to
    perform the job.
    Dimension
    1. Assignment of duties and task,
    As one person cannot perform all the tasks, he must allocate a
    part of his to sub ordinates for the purpose of accomplishment
    by them.

    2. Grant of authority, power, right or permission.


    Delegation of duties implies accountability from side of sub
    ordinate. Because of this accountability the manager must keep
    for himself some reserved authority and duties for directing,
    regulating and controlling the cause of work undertaken by his
    sub-ordinates.

    3. Creation of accountability.
    Delegation of authority means division of authority and powers
    downwards to the subordinates. If the delegated duty is to be
    discharged by subordinates, they must be enabling them to
    make such work performance.
    Principles
    1. Select the right person to whom the job is to be delegated.\
    2. Delegate both interesting and uninteresting tasks.
    3. Provide sub-ordinates with enough times to learn.
    4. Delegate gradually.
    5. Consult before delegating.
    6. Avoid gaps and overlaps.

    Types of Delegation
    1. General delegation
    When authority is given to perform general managerial function
    like planning, organizing, directing, etc. the subordinates
    managers perform these functions and enjoys the authority
    required to carryout these responsibilities. The chief executive
    exercise overall control and guides the sub ordinates from time to
    time.

    2. Specific delegation
    Specific delegation may relate to a particular function or an
    assigned task.

    3. Formal delegation
    This is found in the exercise of authority defined by an
    organization’s role. It is a part of organization structure.

    4. Informal delegation
    It occurs because people want to do something apart from what
    they are told to do so. When there is a problem in the exercise of
    formal authority, informed delegation is accepted.

    5. Downward delegation
    When a superior assign duties and grants authority to his
    immediate sub-ordinates. This is the very common type of
    delegation.

    6. Sideward delegation
    It take place when a subordinate assign some of his duties and
    authority to another sub-ordinates of the same rank.
    Reasons for Delegation
    1. Assigning routine tasks.
    2. Assigning tasks for which the nurse manager does not have time.
    3. Problem solving.
    4. Changes in the nurse manager’s own job emphasis.
    5. Building capability.

    Pre- requisites for effective Delegation


    It depends on personality, skills, and attitudes of two persons, namely
    the delegators and delegates .
    The following are some of the essential pre-conditions for effective
    delegations.
    1. Good organizational climate.
    2. Clarity in objectives and goals.
    3. Responsibility and authority.
    4. Motivation
    5. Training
    6. Effective controlling

    Barriers in Delegation

    Delegators :-
     Demands that everyone “know all the details.”
     “I can do it better myself” fallacy.
     Lack of experience in the job or in delegating.
     Insecurity .
     Fear of being disliked.
     Refusal to allow mistake.
     Lack of confidence in subordinates.
     Perfectionism , leading to excessive control.
     Lack of organizational skill in balancing work loads.

    Delegate :-
     Lack of experience & competence.
     Avoidance of responsibility.
     Overdependence on the seniors.
     Disorganization, overload of work.
    Advantages of Delegation
    1. Delegation serves as a vehicle of co-ordination.
    2. Reduces the executive burden.
    3. Delegation minimizes delay when decision have no longer
    to be referred up the line.
    4. Delegation permits the sub-ordinates to enlarge their jobs, to
    broaden their understanding and develop their capacity.

    Disadvantages of Delegation
    1. Frailty of human life.
    2. Eye wash delegation.
    3. Unfamiliarity with art of delegation
    4. Incapability of subordinates.

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    Reference :-
    1) I Clement , Management of Nursing Services and Education,
    Elseviers India Ptv Ltd, 2nd Edition, Page No. 243-245.
    2) Deepak K, Sarath Chandran C, Mithun Kumar B.P , Comprehensive
    Textbook on Nursing Management , Emmess Medical Publishers, Ist
    edition , Page no. 47-48 .
    3) N Anoop, M.R Chetan Kumar, Deepak K, Lingaraju C.M, Mithun
    Kumar, C. Chandran Sarath , A textbook on Nursing Management.
    4) Google :-
    GOVT. COLLEGE OF NURSING,
    M.B.S HOSPITAL , KOTA

    SUB:- NURSING MANAGEMENT.

    AN ASSIGNMENT
    ON
    DELEGATION

    SUBMITTED TO, SUBMITTED BY,


    MS SUNITA THAKUR, MS FEBA FRANCIS,
    LECTURER, MSc NURSING(FINAL Yr)
    GCON, KOTA. GCON, KOTA.

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