Table 2.

Distribution of head nurses according to their agreement of delegation as perceived by senior staff nurses (N = 112).

Variables	Mean ± SD
Delegate tasks to ease the workload	3.35 ± 1.11
Show confidence in completing tasks	3.54 ± 0.94
Allow staff to undertake delegated work	3.60 ± 0.83
Know everyone's strengths and weaknesses	3.53 ± 1.01
More precise than others	3.54 ± 1.18
No one can work as a head nurse	3.41 ± 1.11
No one cares about work as the head nurse	3.47 ± 1.03
Do not trust anyone with work secrets	3.41 ± 1,14
Afraid that if the head nurse delegates someone, he/she will hate the head nurse	3.38 ± 1.23
Delegation of opportunity to develop individuals	3.79 ± 0.96
Provide training to inexperienced staff	3.63 ± 1.18
Supervise every detail of staff work	3.79 ± 0.96
Tell the staff their authority when delegating the task	3.60 ± 1.14
Cannot take a vacation, work will collapse	3.08 ± 1.18
Tolerate mistakes	3.32 ± 1.08
Balance the workload of the staff	3.55 ± 1.00
Watch the work of the staff and correct mistakes	3.66 ± 1.10
Find myself compelled to rework	3.41 ± 1.09
Delegate all jobs, review the results	3.81 ± 0.94
Staff lack commitment, if delegated, work will not be implemented carefully	3.58 ± 0.97
Identify tasks that should never be delegated	3.66 ± 0.96
Account impact of delegated tasks on the team	3.75 ± 1.05
Workload and staff schedule data before delegation	3.95 ± 0.86
Do not find delegation save time	3.59 ± 1.18
Think about tasks that should be delegated	3.74 ± 1.00
Delegate the work in a clear and concise manner	3.79 ± 0.99
Cannot delegate because staff lack experience	3.32 ± 1.10
When delegated, the head nurse loses control of the work	3.38 ± 1.21
Remarks staff, positive or negative, upon task completion	4.05 ± 0.73
Watch the time to end task	4.10 ± 0.97
Mean total delegation scale score (out of 150)	107.77 ± 13.27

Note: Detailed version of Table 2 is provided in the Appendix as supporting information (available here).