LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES (LUMHS)
Post RN BS Nursing Program
Course
Syllabus
Title : Senior
Elective Nursing Management (Staffing)
Course
No. : 728
Time : 1
(6 weeks)
Placement : Year-II,
Semester-II (Overall Semester – IV)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to assist student in gaining an
understanding of management processes and provide practicing nurses with
information and skills which can be adapted into administrative roles.
Course
Objectives:
At the end of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Define
management and its functions.
2. Differentiate
between management and nursing practice skills.
3. Develop
an action plan using a planning cycle model.
4. Discuss
the relationship between a unit’s purpose, philosophy, goals and policies.
5. Discuss
the types of budget.
6. Demonstrate
the process of planning a nursing budget in relation to staffing and resources.
7. Discuss
the relationship between planning and effective time managements.
Teaching
Learning Strategies:
Lecture, discussion, and small group sessions will be used
as teaching leaning strategies.
Course
Expectations:
§ Regularity
and punctuality
§ Pre and
post reading
§ Active
class participation
§ Submission
of assignment within due date
Evaluation
Criteria:
Internal Evaluation:
§ Examination 10 %
§ Assignment 10 %
References:
§ Tomey,
A. M. (1992). Guide to Nursing Management. St. Louis : Mosby.
§ McClosky, J. C & Grace, H. K. (1985). Current issues in nursing. London: Blackwell Scientific.
§ Schweiger, J. L. (1986). Handbook for first-line nurse manager. New York: John Wiley.
COURSE
CONTENT
Staffing
Unit – I
Objectives
By the
end of the unit, the learners will be able to
1. Define recruitment and retention
2. Describe screening of staff
3. Explain application forms
4. Discuss letter of reference, interview and testing
Content
Selection of personnel
§ Recruitment and retention
§ Screening of staff
§ Application forms
§ Letter of reference
§ Interview
§ Testing
§ Interview
§ Testing
Unit – II
Objectives
By the
end of the unit, the learners will be able to
1. Define orientation
2. Describe staff development
3. Discuss preceptorship and mentorship
Content
Orientation
§ Orientation
§ Staff development
§ Preceptorship
§ Mentorship
Unit – III
Objectives
By the
end of the unit, the learners will be able to
1. Define staffing and scheduling
2. Describe centralized and decentralized staffing
3. Discuss alternating or rotating work shifts and permanent shifts
4. Explain block schedule
5. Discuss variable staffing
4. Explain block schedule
5. Discuss variable staffing
Content
Staffing Schedules
§ Staffing and scheduling
§ Centralized staffing
§ Decentralized staffing
§ Alternating or rotating work shifts
§ Permanent shifts
§ Block schedule
§ Variable staffing
§ Permanent shifts
§ Block schedule
§ Variable staffing
Unit –IV
Objectives
By the
end of the unit, the learners will be able to
1. Define variable
2. Describe patient classification systems
3. Explain time standards, staffing formulas
4. Discuss full-time and part-time staff
Content
Variables affecting staffing
§ Variables
§ Patient classification systems
§ Time standards
§ Staffing formulas
§ Full-time staff
§ Part-time staff
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