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MANAGEMENT, ETHICS AND LAW<br />
Nursing Dynamics 4th edition<br />
ISBN: 9780796227560<br />
Author: M Muller<br />
Copyright: 2009<br />
Extent: 400 pp<br />
Format: Soft cover<br />
Description<br />
The fourth edition of this essential<br />
resource for nursing courses has<br />
been updated to address the latest<br />
challenges faced by health care<br />
practitioners and health management<br />
professionals. Regular use<br />
of case studies and examples<br />
throughout the text, drawn from the<br />
author’s vast wealth of experience,<br />
provides students with a deeper<br />
understanding of the nursing<br />
profession. Nursing Dynamics is<br />
written to meet the syllabus<br />
requirements of the South African<br />
Nursing Council for basic and post<br />
basic registration.<br />
Features<br />
• New to this edition are:<br />
• Chapters on financial management and<br />
total quality management<br />
• A section on patient safety<br />
Contents<br />
1: Foundations of nursing and midwifery<br />
practice<br />
2: Regulatory framework of the nursing<br />
profession<br />
3: Organisation of the nursing profession<br />
4: Ethics in nursing practice<br />
5: Healthcare services in South Africa<br />
6: The management of a nursing unit<br />
7: Organisation in the nursing unit<br />
8: General routine in a nursing unit<br />
9: Directing and leadership<br />
10: Harmony in the nursing unit<br />
11: Decision-making and problem-solving<br />
12: Communication in the nursing unit<br />
13: Financial management<br />
14: Quality improvement in the nursing<br />
unit<br />
14: Risk management in the nursing unit<br />
15: Human resource management in the<br />
nursing unit<br />
16: Education and personnel development<br />
17: Career management<br />
18: Total quality management<br />
The Nursing Unit Manager: A Comprehensive Guide 3rd edition<br />
ISBN: 9780796227416<br />
Author: S Meyer, M Naudé,<br />
N Shangase & S van Niekerk<br />
Copyright: 2009<br />
Extent: 416 pp<br />
Format: Soft cover<br />
Description<br />
This invaluable resource, now in its<br />
third edition, offers:<br />
• An introduction to the functions<br />
of the nursing unit manager<br />
• Insight into nursing unit<br />
management practices for<br />
managers, clinical practitioners,<br />
researchers and educators<br />
• Details of the latest developments<br />
in health care<br />
• New chapters on record keeping<br />
and managerial tasks<br />
• Alignment with the curriculum<br />
• Updated examples, relevant case<br />
studies and helpful illustrations<br />
• Advice in dealing with the stressful<br />
aspects of managing a nursing unit<br />
• Tips on effective communication<br />
Contents<br />
The nursing unit manager as clinical<br />
practitioner<br />
1: The nursing unit manager<br />
2: Nursing from a modern perspective<br />
3: The value of a model for practice<br />
4: The nursing process: a practice modality<br />
The nursing unit manager as facilitator of<br />
clinical learning<br />
5: The nursing unit manager and the<br />
practice of the learner<br />
6: An environment conducive to clinical<br />
learning<br />
7: Knowledge and skill of the nurse<br />
8: The rights of patients and nurses<br />
9: The professional socialisation of the<br />
student nurse<br />
10: Patient education<br />
The nursing unit manager as manager<br />
11: Vision, mission, philosophy and policy<br />
12: Leadership<br />
13: The management function of the<br />
nursing unit manager<br />
14: Quality of work life<br />
15: Communication<br />
16: Stress management<br />
17: Change<br />
18: Performance management, grievance<br />
and disciplinary procedures<br />
19: Quality assurance<br />
20: Managing risks in the nursing unit<br />
21: Record keeping<br />
Research: Nursing research and the research<br />
process<br />
22: The research proposal<br />
23: The research process<br />
24: Ethical considerations<br />
25: The research report<br />
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