NURSING MANAGEMENT

PROCESS
 Is the process of working through
staff members to be able to provide
comprehensive care to the patient
 This includes planning, organizing,
directing and controlling
 The task of the nurse manager is to
plan, organize, direct and control
available financial, material, and
human resources in order to
provide effective, economic care to
groups of patients
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Characteristics of the Nursing
Management Process

 Systematic
 Dynamic
 Interpersonal
 Goal Directed
 Universally Applicable
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PURPOSE OF NURSING
MANAGEMENT PROCESS
 To achieve scientifically – based,
holistic, individualized care for the
patient
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 To achieve the opportunity to work
collaboratively with patients and
others
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 To achieve continuity of care
PLANNING

 Is deciding in advance what to do,

how to do a particular task, when to
do it, and who is to do it.
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 Is predetermining a course of action
in order to arrive at a desired
results. It is the continuous process
of assessing, establishing goals and
objectives and implementing and
evaluating them, which is subject to
change as new facts are known
1. PLANNING

 What to do; who will do; how, when

and where it is to be done.
 All planning involve choices; a
necessity to choose from among
alternatives.
 Effective planning involves identifying
long short and long term goals and
changes that need to be
undertaken.
COMPONENTS OF PLANNING

PLANNING:
PREDETERMINED ACTION

HOW TO DO IT?
WHAT TO DO? TECHNIQUE, WHO IS TO DO IT:
NURSING ACTIVITIES PRINCIPLES -professional, non-professional
PURPOSE OF
PLANNING
 Leads to success in achieving goals
 Gives meaning to work
 Provides for effective use of available
personnel and facilities.
 Helps in coping with crisis situation
 Is cost- effective
 Is based on past and future
 Can be used to discover the need for
change
PRINCIPLES OF PLANNING
1. Planning is always based and focused on the
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vision, mission, philosophy, and clearly

defined objectives of the organization.
 2. Planning is a continuous process.
 3. Planning should be pervasive within the
entire organization covering the various
departments, services and the various levels
of management to provide maximal
cooperation and harmony.
 4. Planning utilizes all available resources.
 5. Planning must be precise in its scope
and nature.
 6. Planning should be time bounded.
 7. Projected plans must be documented
for proper dissemination to all concerned for
implementation and implementation as to the
extent of its achievement
Characteristics of a GOOD
PLAN
 It should have a clearly worded
objectives, including results and
methods for evaluation
 Be guided by policies and/or procedures
affecting the planned action
 Indicate priorities
 Develop actions that are flexible and
realistic in terms of available
personnel, equipment, facilities and
time
 Develop a logical sequence of activities
 Select the most practical methods for
achieving each objective
TYPES OF PLANNING

1.Strategic or long range

planning
 “what are the right things to do”
 - usually extending 3 to 5 years
into the future.
2. OPERATIONAL OR SHORT-RANGE

PLANNING
 “how does one do things
right”
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- deals with day to day
  3. CONTINUOUS OR ROLLING
PLANS
 - similar to operating plans,
involves mapping out the day-to-
day activities.
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 ELEMENTS OF PLANNING
1. FORECASTING OR ESTIMATE
THE FUTURE
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 Forecasting is looking into the future

 Refers to estimation of time series, cross
sectional or longitudinal data
 In making forecast, the planner should
consider 3 things:
 Agency
 Community affected
 Goals of care
 Forecast must be supported by facts,
reasonable estimates and accurate
reflection of policies and plans
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2. Set Objectives/Goals and
Determine Results Desired
 GOALS are broad statements of intent
derived from the purposes of the
organization
 Is a desired aim or condition toward which
one is willing to work
 Individual goals- are personal goals; based
on one’s desired in life
 Group goals- may refer also to
organizational goals although on a
smaller scale
 Organizational goals- management goals
of an organization that are established
to justify its existence
 Short term goals and long term goals
3. Develop and Schedule
Strategies,
Programs/Projects/Activities; Set
the Time Frame
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 Strategy is the techniques,

methods, or procedure by which the
overall plan of the higher
management achieve desired
objectives.
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 Programsare activities put

together to facilitate attainment of
 Time Management is a technique for
allocation of one’s time through the
setting of goals, assigning priorities,
identifying and eliminating time
wastes and use of managerial
techniques to reach goal s
efficiently
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