Tom Joserine, a nurse manager of a 36-bed orthopedic unit, has decided that he is too busy to complete all the work that needs to be done.

SCENARIO Tom Joserine, a nurse manager of a 36-bed orthopedic unit, has decided that he is too busy to complete all the work that needs to be done. Nurse Joserine has recently read an article on delegation and has decided that delegating tasks to others is an excellent way to accomplish the mound of work that he has to complete. He believes that there are two tasks that take most of his time, disciplinary problems and quality improvement activities Nurse Joserine calls the nursing coordinator, Janet Jeleen, into the office and informs her that she will now be responsiblefor all evaluationsand handlingof incident reports Nurse Jeleen tells him that she will need some guidance on this new activity. Nurse Joserine informsher that the hospital has managerialclasses in which she can enroll to help her with this new duty. Nurse Joserine also calls Jo Ellen Mae, a clinical nurse specialist for the orthopedic unit, and informs her that she will now be responsibleand accountablefor the quality improvementactivities on the unit Monthlyreports are due on the 10th of each month He informs Nurse Mae that if she has any questions she can call the head of the quality improvementcommittee When Nurse Joserine leaves the hospital that day he feels good that he has decreasedhis workloadand happythat he found the article on delegation Question1. Did Nurse Joserine delegate tasks appropriately? Why or why not? (PLEASE INCLUDE THE 5 STEPS OF DELEGATION) Answer: Tom Joserine did not perform his duty appropriately, because he did not have all the information that was required during delegation. He also shifted all his responsibility on his colleagues without giving accurate directions and following steps of delegation. Steps of delegation Right Person: Scenario did not mention that Nurse Janet Jeleen and Jo Ellen Mae completed their assigned work. So after reading the whole scenario I concluded that both nurses were not the right persons for assigned duties, because Nurse Janet Jeleen needed guidance for new activity, and Nurse Jo Ellen was directed to give call to the head of quality improvement during any difficulty situation. Right Task: Joserine did not assign right tasks for nursing coordinator Janet Jeleen, and clinical nurse specialist Jo ellen Mae because of lack of proper skills knowledge and lack of experience to perform duties appropriately.