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

Brian Dolan, FRSA, MSc(Oxon), MSc(Lond), RMN, RGN, Professor Amy Overend, FRSA RGN DipHE QIS

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English
Elsevier Health Sciences
20 December 2018
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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Imprint:   Elsevier Health Sciences
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm, 
ISBN:   9780702076626
ISBN 10:   0702076627
Series:   A Nurse's Survival Guide
Pages:   336
Publication Date:  
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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

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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