Tom Joserine, a nurse manager of a 36-bed orthopedic unit, hasdecided that he is too busy to complete all the work that needs tobe done. Nurse Joserine has recently read an article on delegationand has decided that delegating tasks to others is an excellent wayto accomplish the mound of work that he has to complete. Hebelieves that there are two tasks that take most of his time,disciplinary problems and quality improvement activities. NurseJoserine calls the nursing coordinator, Janet Jeleen, into theoffice and informs her that she will now be responsible for allevaluations and handling of incident reports. Nurse Jeleen tellshim that she will need some guidance on this new activity. NurseJoserine informs her that the hospital has managerial classes inwhich she can enroll to help her with this new duty. Nurse Joserinealso calls Jo Ellen Mae, a clinical nurse specialist for theorthopedic unit, and informs her that she will now be responsibleand accountable for the quality improvement activities on the unit.Monthly reports are due on the 10th of each month. He informs NurseMae that if she has any questions, she can call the head of thequality improvement committee. When Nurse Joserine leaves thehospital that day, he feels good that he has decreased his workloadand happy that he found the article on delegation. Did NurseJoserine delegate tasks appropriately? Why or why not? (PLEASEINCLUDE THE 5 STEPS OF DELEGATION) 2. Who will be held accountablefor the outcomes of the roles/tasks that Nurse Joserine hasdelegated?
