Delegation is defined by the American Nurses Association (ANA) (2005) as “the transfer of responsibility for the performance of a task from one individual to another while retaining accountability for the outcome” (as cited in Kelly, 2012, p.369). In the nursing profession, delegating tasks is a must. It is impossible for one nurse to do it all alone. Nursing should learn how to properly delegate and be familiar with what they can appropriately delegate to their subordinates. Proper delegation involved that the nurse should delegate the appropriate task, under the right circumstances to the right person, and at the right time (Kelly, 2012, p.379). Even though someone else is doing the job, it is primarily the delegators’ job to ensure that
