A Nurse's Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward

Author:   Brian Dolan, FRSA, MSc(Oxon), MSc(Lond), RMN, RGN, Professor ,  Amy Overend, FRSA RGN DipHE QIS
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780702076626


Pages:   336
Publication Date:   20 December 2018
Format:   Paperback
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A Nurse's Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward


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When you become a ward or unit manager, sister or charge nurse, your responsibilities change and you need a very different set of skills compared to your previous roles. You are now required to manage a team of staff with a set budget and are responsible for maintaining an environment in which people can work well. This book will help you to: Identify your responsibilities and best approaches as a manager to provide patients with a high standard of care through your staff; Read through examples, suggestions and tips following a highly practical approach; Manage your staff, time and budget; Create a positive work environment; Features: Completely updated and revised content written by well-known authors with extensive experience in the field; New sections on responsible use of social media, working with different generations in the workplace; how to make an impact, taking care of yourself etc. Leading teams in the context of enduring financial and staffing constraints Part of the A Nurse's Survival Guide series. Key features: Completely updated and revised content written by well-known authors with extensive experience in the field; New sections on responsible use of social media, working with different generations in the workplace; how to make an impact, taking care of yourself etc. Leading teams in the context of enduring financial and staffing constraints

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Author:   Brian Dolan, FRSA, MSc(Oxon), MSc(Lond), RMN, RGN, Professor ,  Amy Overend, FRSA RGN DipHE QIS
Publisher:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Imprint:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
ISBN:  

9780702076626


ISBN 10:   0702076627
Pages:   336
Publication Date:   20 December 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - The role of the ward manager Chapter 2 - Manage your time Chapter 3 - Create a positive working environment Chapter 4 - Manage staff performance Chapter 5 - Make sure care is patient-centred Chapter 6 - Manage your budget Chapter 7 - Improve quality and safety Chapter 8 - Instigate a rolling recruitment programme Chapter 9 - Be politically aware Chapter 10 - Look after yourself Chapter 11 - Be a good role model Chapter 12 - Manage your manager Chapter 13 - Manage difficult situations Chapter 14 - Manage difficult team members Chapter 15 - Get the best advice

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Director of award-winning health services consultancy since 2001 (Health Service 360) Author/editor of eight books on emergency nursing/leadership/education Work in UK, NZ, Australia and Ireland undertaking whole systems and leadership/culture change Visiting Prof of Nursing, Oxford Institute of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Research (OxINMAHR) Honorary Prof of Leadership in Healthcare, Salford University Originator of both #EndPJparalysis and #Last1000days social movements to value patients' time and safety

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