Nursing Management Process

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is defined as process of planning, organizing, staffing, directing and controlling the managerial function of nursing in order to determine and accomplish the objectives of nursing care.

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Nursing management

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it has an ordered sequence of activities.

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Systematic

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it has great interaction and overlapping among the activities and each activity is fluid and flows into the next activity.

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Dynamic

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it ensures that nurses are patient-centered rather than task- centered.

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Interpersonal

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it is a means for nurses and patients to work together to identify specific goals.

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Goal-Directed

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it allows nurses to practice nursing with well or ill people, young or old and in any type of practice setting

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Universally Applicable

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proficiency in a particular workplace.

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Technical skills

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Involves human relations

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Interpersonal skills

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ability to see the organization as a whole.

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Conceptual skill

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used to investigate problems, decide on a remedy, and implement a solution

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Diagnostic skill

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obtaining power and preventing other employees from taking away one’s power.

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Political skill

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NURSING MANAGEMENT PROCESS: Focuses on

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Planning
Organizing
Staffing
Directing
Controlling

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• is pre-determining a course of action in order to arrive at a desired result.
• is the process of establishing goals, defining, and developing strategy and tactic for action.

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Planning

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Planning formula by Kron

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WHAT - is expected to do

HOW - it will be done

WHY - it will be done

WHEN - we expect to do it

WHERE - it will be done

WHO - is going to do it

CAN … It be done?

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3-5 yrs long-term planning
Defines the direction and growth of the organization.
Prepared by top level management

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Strategic plans

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Tactics, techniques
1 yr short term planning
Involves middle & lower level managers

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Operating plan

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Mapping the day-to-day activities
Implements the nursing care plan
Done by the staff

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Continuous or controlling plans

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• Over-all management of the organization (set over – all goals and policies)

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Top management- nursing directors, chief nurse

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• Directs to implement the broad operating policies
• Staffing & delivery of services to the unit heads.
• Formulation of policies, rules & regulations, methods & procedures.

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Middle Mgt. – Nurse Supervisors

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• Charge Nurse
  • Daily schedule
  • Weekly plans of patient care.

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First Level Mgt. – Head Nurse Senior Nurse

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Elements of planning

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1.Forecasting
2.Setting goals and objectives
3.Developing and Scheduling Programs
4.Preparing the Budgeting
5.Establishment of Nursing Standards, Policies
& Procedures

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• estimates the future, the environment in which the plan will operate…

Example:

      ..who the client/patient are … their  beliefs, customs,  

          dialects/languages,  attitude…

      .. the kind of care they will receive

      .. the personnel (professional or non-professional)

      .. the resources needed (equipments, facilities, supplies)

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Forecasting

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• Goals are broad statements of intent derived from the purposes of organization.

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2. Set Goals/Objectives and Determine Results Desired

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are specific behavior or tasks set for the accomplishment of goal.

….more specific and concrete

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Objectives

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should be targeted within a frame

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Developing and Scheduling Programs

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technique for allocation of one’s time through..

Setting of goals
Assigning priorities
Identifying and eliminating wasted time
Use of managerial techniques to reach goals.

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Time management

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Planning for contingencies
Listing of tasks
Inventory
Sequencing
Setting and keeping deadlines
Deciding on how time will be spent
Delegate

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Time management principles

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– an annual operating plan.

           - a financial roadmap.

           - is a plan for future activities  expressed in

             operational as well as financial or monetary terms.

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Budget

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is a plan for allocation of resources based on preconceived needs, for a proposed series of programs to deliver patient care during fiscal year.

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Nursing budget

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is a financial plan to meet the future service expectations. ( manpower, equipment, supplies)

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Hospital budget

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FOUR Components of Budget
….in health care institutions

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Revenue budget
Expense budget
Capital budget
Cash budget

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summarizes the income management

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Revenue budget

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describes expected activity in operational and financial terms for a given period of time.

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Expense budget

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outlines the programmed acquisitions, disposals and improvement in the institutions physical capacity.

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Capital budget

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represents the planned cash receipts and disbursement as well as the cash balances expected during the planning period

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Cash budget

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indicate a level of quality or achievement

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Standard

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broad guidelines, standing plans used repeatedly, or basic rules that governs action at all levels in the organization.

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Policies

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• are more specific guides or directions for implementing written policies nursing Service Policies

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Procedures