Head Nurses' Attitude and Preparedness Regarding Delegation and its Relation to Their Performance at Benha University Hospital | ||
| Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 10, Volume 2, Issue 2, November 2017, Pages 117-130 PDF (774.07 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/menj.2017.162908 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Marwa A. Ramzy1; Karima A. Elsayed2; Ehsan S. Soliman3 | ||
| 1Bsc. Nursing, Tanta University, | ||
| 2Assistant professor of Nursing Administration, Tanta University | ||
| 3Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Benha University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Delegation is the assignment of authority to another person to carry out specific activities and to make decisions and complete specific tasks. Delegation is a vital skill to help head nurses spend their time in the most productive ways, save time and perform their duties better. The purpose of the study was toassess head nurses' attitude and preparedness regarding delegation and its relation to their performance at Benha University Hospital. Design: descriptive design was utilized in carrying out this study. Setting: the study was conducted in all departments at Benha University Hospital. Study Sample: all available 110 head nurses were included. Two instruments were used for data collection of this study (self-administered questionnaire for head nurses' attitudes and preparedness regarding delegation and observational checklist of head nurses' performance regarding delegation). Results: indicated that about half of head nurses (51.8%) had a positive attitude, the majority (90.9%) of head nurses had high preparedness regarding delegation, the majority (86.4%) of head nurses' performance regarding delegation was satisfactory and there was a highly statistically positive correlation between head nurses' attitude, preparedness, and performance regarding delegation. Recommendations: Workshops should be held to raise head nurses' awareness about delegation and performance regarding delegation. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Delegation; Head nurses; Attitude; Preparedness; Head nurses' performance | ||
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