A Nurse's Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward - Elsevier eBook on Vitalsource (Retail Access Card), 3rd Edition

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

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

Brian Dolan, OBE, FFNMRCSI, FRSA, MSc (Oxon), MSc (Nurs), RMN, RGN, Director, Health Service 360; Honorary Professor, Leadership in Healthcare, Salford University, Manchester; Honorary President, AGILE - the Professional Network for Physiotherapists working with Older People; Honorary Adjunct Professor of Innovation in Healthcare, Bond University, SE Queensland; Professor, Coventry University, UK and Amy Lochtie, FRSA, RGN, FSBP, West Yorkshire Innovation Hub Director, Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber; West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board; NHS Assembly member Northwest Clinical Senate member; NIHR Expert Reviewer, UK