Goes beyond giving orders and instructions; it is the final major step taken by the nurse manager to ensure that the organization’s goals are accomplished.
Directing
Act of issuing orders, assignments, instructions to accomplish the organization’s goals and objectives.
Directing
Involves the process of getting the organization’s work done.
Directing
Entails explaining what is to be done, to and by whom, at what time, how and why the task should be done.
Directing
Characteristics of Good Direction
- Directions must be clear, concise, consistent and complete.
- The person giving the directions must explain the rationale well and make certain that it is understood.
- The words used in the directions indicate their importance.
- The person giving the directions must speak distinctly and slowly.
- It is important to:
a. avoid giving too many directions at one time
b. personalize directions
c. always check to make sure directions have been followed.
Tools Directing
• Primary tool
• Outlines the nursing care to be provided to a patient
• A set of actions the nurse will implement to resolve nursing problems identified by assessment
Nursing Care Plan
Characteristics of a Nursing Care Plan
- It focuses on actions which are designated to solve or minimize the existing problem.
- It is a product of a deliberate systematic process.
- It relates to the future.
- It is based upon identifiable health and nursing problems.
- Its focus is holistic.
- It aims to meet all the needs of the patients or service user.
7 Elements of Directing
- Delegation
- Supervision
- Staff development
- Coordination
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Evaluation
act as assigning to someone else a portion of the work to be done with corresponding authority, responsibility and accountability
Delegation
a skill to be learned and mastered beginning with learning what cannot be delegated and what will be delegated and to whom
Delegation
Why Managers Do Not Want to Delegate
- Mistakes in delegation can be costly
- Failure to delegate wisely increases management
- Fear on the part of the director of her ability to delegate
- Fear of losing control of the staff
- Fear of failing to get others do the work
- Fear of criticism
Common Delegation Errors
- Under Delegating
- Over Delegating
- Improper Delgating
stems from the manager’s false assumption that delegation may be interpreted as the lack of ability on his part to do the job correctly or completely. It occurs when the manager lacks experience in the job.
Under Delegating
unnecessarily burdens the subordinates with tasks that are either inconsequential or irrelevant to the delivery of the goal. The culprit is usually poor management of time and insecurity on the part of the nurse manager in her ability to perform tasks.
Over Delegating
Delegation of task and responsibilities beyond which the person cannot perform properly is
Improper Delegation
