Nursing Management and Leadership

This book contains information that will help students to- analyze healthcare trends influencing development of nursing services and education in India, describe the principles, functions and process of management applied to nursing, develop basic understanding and beginning competencies in planning and organizing nursing services in a hospital, apply the concept of human resource management and identify the job description for all categories of nursing personnel including in service education, and discuss the principles and methods of staffing and scheduling in an individual hospital/nursing unit. It also teaches students how to develop skills in management of materials and supplies including inventory control, develop team working and inter professional collaboration competencies, identify effective leadership styles and develop leadership competencies, utilize the knowledge of principles and line of control and participate in quality management and evaluation activities, and utilize the knowledge related to financial planning in nursing services and education during budgetary process, etc...