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Scope of the headScope of the headnurse rolenurse role
Prepared By Dr :Prepared By Dr :Manal MoussaManal Moussa
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Learning OutcomesOn successful completion of this module and
following a period of personal study studentwill be able
to:Knowledge & understanding
-Identify different criteria for selection ofhead
nurse.Intellectual skills
-Illustrate interpersonal, informational, anddecisional roles in
nursing management.-Clarify the head nurse responsibilities.
-Discuss changing role of the head nurse.
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Outlines
Criteria for selection of head nurse.Managerial role of the head
nurse.Responsibilities of the head nurse.
The changing role of the head nurse.
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She should have the following abilities &
skills:1&,.-$,'+ *2$++*
It is the ability to use knowledge, methods,
techniques& requirements necessary for the
erformance of secific tasks acquired from
e!erience, education, and training.
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"bility and #udgments in working withand
through eole including an
understandingmotivation & alication of an effective
leadershi.
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"bility to understand comle!ities of the overall
organi$ation & where one own work fits in the
organi$ation. %his knowledge ermits one to actaccording to the
ob#ectives of the total
organi$ation rather than only one on the basis of
the goals & needs of ones own immediate grou.
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%he role has been groued into ma#or
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'angers engage in a goodinterersonal
contact with subordinates & eers as:"( )eader motivates
subordinates to get #ob done
roerly.
*( )iaison serving as a link in hori$ontal & vertical
chain of communication.
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to the
organi$ation.
'anagers serve as the role of:+(erve center acts as a focal oint
for
receiving all tyes of information.
(istribution role transmitting selectedinformation to
subordinates.
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%hrough decisional role, strategies are formed &ut into
action this role involves:
+(isturbance handler, taking corrective action in
non-routine situation.
(/esources allocate deciding e!actly who
should get what resources.
(egotiator articiating with others e.g. union
to reresent the organi$ational interestsadequately.
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-0ooeration is essential for system success,resect & loyalty
for each other1s.
-/esonsibilities in relation atient care
administration e.g. meeting atient needs assecial diet.
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-%he 2. interviews each t. on admission, data
collection hel in formulation .0.3.
-Select the aroriate staff members to rovideefficient care for
atient & udating 03 is her
resonsibility.
-%he 2 assigns her staff to care for atients1secial roblems in
the 03 during daily
conferences.
-%he otimum 0 of 3t. "ssigned to one 2 is+-+4ts.
%he 2 share information, evaluate 0 & makes
changes.
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"ssigning a new osition to relieve the 2 from
the non- nursing activities & administrative work
such as:0lerical duties2ouse keeing
Secretarial work
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%he unite managers will be resonsible for these
activities and so5 the 2 will be resonsible onlyfor
administration & coordination of 0.
%he 2 demonstrates quality .0 when given
a highly skilled .0 to atients with secial
roblems
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Sharing information.0onsulting other rofessional ersonnel
when
necessary.%he head nurse must ugrade her knowledge &
u datingher scientific basis of nursing skills
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