A Nurse's Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward. Edition: 3
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.
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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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