Textbook of Nursing Management and Leadership, 4th Edition

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
Ch 1: Health Care and Development of Nursing Services in India
1.1 Current health care delivery system of India – review
1.2 Planning and development of nursing services and education at global and
National scenario
1.3. Recent trends and issues of nursing service and management
Ch 2: Management Basics Applied To Nursing


2.1. Definitions, concepts and theories of management
2.2. Importance, features and levels of management
2.3. Management and administration
2.4. Functions of management
2.5. Principles of management
2.6. Role of a nurse as a manager
Ch 3. Introduction to Management Process
3.1. Planning
3.2. Organizing
3.3. Staffing
3.4. Directing/Leading
3.5. Controlling
SECTION II: MANAGEMENT OF NURSING SERVICES
Ch. 4: Planning Nursing Services
4.1. Vision, Mission, philosophy, objectives
4.2. Nursing service policies, procedures and manuals
4.3. Functional and operational planning
4.4. Strategic planning
4.5. Program planning – Gantt chart & milestone chart
4.6. Budgeting – concepts, principles, types
4.7. Budget proposal, cost benefit analysis
4.8. Planning hospital and patient care unit
4.9. Planning for emergency and disaster
Ch 5. Organising
5.1. Organizing as a process – assignment, delegation and coordination
5.2. Hospital – types, functions & organization
5.3. Organizational development
5.4. Organizational structure
5.5. Organizational charts
5.6. Organizational effectiveness
5.7. Hospital administration, Control & line of authority
5.8. Hospital statistics including hospital utilization indices
5.9. Nursing care delivery systems and trends
5.10. Role of nurses in the maintenance of effective organizational climate
Ch 6: Staffing (Human Resource Management)
Definition, objectives, components and functions
6.1 Staffing & Scheduling
6.2 Staffing – Philosophy, staffing activities
6.3. Recruiting, selecting, deployment
6.4. Training, development, credentialing, retaining, promoting, transfer, terminating, superannuation
6.5. Staffing units – Projecting staffing requirements/calculation of requirements of staff resources Nurse patient ratio, Nurse Population ratio as per SIU norms/IPH Norms and Patient classification system
6.6. Categories of nursing personnel including job description of all levels
6.7. Assignment and nursing care responsibilities
6.8. Turnover and absenteeism
6.9. Staff welfare
6.10. Discipline and grievances


Ch 7: In-Service Education
7.1. Nature and scope of in-service education program
7.2. Principles of adult learning – a review
7.3. Planning and organizing in-service educational program
7.4. Methods, techniques and evaluation
7.5. Preparation of report
Ch 8 Material Resource Management
8.1. Procurement, purchasing process, inventory control & role of nurse
8.2. Auditing and maintenance in hospital and patient care unit
Ch 9: Directing and Leading
9.1. Definition, principles, elements of directing
9.2. Supervision and guidance
9.3. Participatory management
9.4. Interprofessional collaboration
9.5. Management by objectives
9.6. Team management
9.7. Assignments, rotations
9.8. Maintenance of discipline
9.9. Leadership in management
Ch 10: Leadership


10.1. Definition, concepts, and theories
10.2. Leadership principles and competencies
10.3. Leadership styles - situational leadership, transformational leadership practices
10.4. Methods of leadership development
10.5. Mentorship/preceptorship in nursing
10.6. Delegation, power & politics, empowerment, mentoring and coaching
10.7. Decision making and problem solving
10.8. Conflict management and negotiation
10.9. Implementing planned change
Ch 11: Controlling


11.1. Implementing standards, policies, procedures, protocols and practices
11.2. Nursing performance audit, patient satisfaction
11.3. Nursing rounds, Documentation – records and reports
11.4. Total quality management – Quality assurance, Quality and safety
11.5. Performance appraisal
11.6. Program evaluation review technique (PERT)
11.7. Bench marking, Activity plan (Gantt chart)
11.8. Critical path analysis
ch 12
Organizational Behavior and Human Relations
12.1. Concepts and theories of organizational behavior
12.2. Group dynamics
12.3. Review – Interpersonal relationship
12.4. Human relations
12.5. Public relations in the context of nursing
12.6. Relations with professional associations and employee unions
12.7. Collective bargaining
12.8. Review – Motivation and morale building
12.9. Communication in the workplace – assertive communication
12.10. Committees – importance in the organization, functioning
Ch 13
Financial Management
13.1. Definition, objectives, elements, functions, principles & scope of financial management
13.2. Financial planning (budgeting for nursing department)
13.3. Proposal, projecting requirement for staff, equipment and supplies for –
Hospital & patient care units & emergency and disaster units
13.4. Budget and Budgetary process
13.5. Financial audit
Ch 14
Nursing Informatics/ Information Management
14.1. Patient records
14.2. Nursing records
14.3. Use of computers in hospital, college and community
14.4. Telemedicine & Tele nursing
14.5. Electronic Medical Records (EMR), HER
Ch 15
Personnel Management – a review
15.1. Emotional intelligence
15.2. Resilience building
15.3. Stress and time management – destressing
15.4. Career planning
SECTION III: MANAGEMENT OF NURSING EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
Ch 16
Establishment of Nursing Educational Institutions
16.1. Indian Nursing Council norms and guidelines – Faculty norms, physical facilities, clinical facilities, curriculum implementation, and evaluation/examination guidelines
16.2. Coordination with regulatory bodies – INC and State Nursing Council
16.3. Accreditation – Inspections
16.4. Affiliation with university/State council/board of examinations
Ch 17
Planning and Organizing
17.1. Philosophy, objectives and mission of the college
17.2. Organization structure of school/college
17.3. Review – Curriculum planning
17.4. Planning teaching and learning experiences, c

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