PERSONAL SKILLS

DEVELOPMENT

WARD MANAGEMENTBY Dr SHANZA AUROOJ

OBJECTIVES OF WARD MANAGEMENT:

To provide highest quality nursing care for patient.

To provide a clean, well ventilated environment for patient and protect him from infection, accidents and hazards.

To help the staff in achieving highest degree of job satisfaction.

To provide facilities to meet the needs of patient and their attendants

COMPONENTS OF WARD MANAGEMENT

Patient care.

Personnel Management.

Supply and equipment.

Environment Cleanliness.

PATIENT CARE :

This include all activities necessary to provide nursing

care

•Concerned with comfort and well being of every patient.•Assessment of patients need and planning or care.•Concerned with carrying out of medical treatment. .•Concerned with education of Staff Nurses, concerned with patient and relatives about maintaining and improving his health.

PERSONNELAssignment of personnel for patient care

Staff Nurses can be given assignment according to patient i.e. patient assignment or it can be functional assignment.

Ward round 

It is responsibility of ward sister to take ward round.  Ward round is a tool of super vision, evaluation and teaching.  Ward round is of different types.

Doctor round Matron round Ward sister round

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PREPARATIONWard should be clean and tidy.There should not be too many relatives in the ward.Patient charts should be upto date and all relevant information regarding patient should be available.Have all patients in bed before round.Diagnostic tray should be ready for use.Do not conduct round during lunch time/visiting hours

Instruct the staff nurse to stay on patients left side

to help in patient’s

examination.

record orders/get them written by

doctors.

After the ward Round:• Instruct staff

nurses to carry out orders

• Observe patient carefully.

CONDUCTING ROUND

MATRON’S ROUND:

Matron is usually looked upon a confident adviser.  She must visit patients regularly and take this opportunity to provide guidance to nurses.

Ward Sister Round: Ward sister should

also take round with staff nurses.

She observes which patient is critically ill and require skilled attention

To have an idea of condition of stock and equipment and to note the standard of work.

Temperature

regulation.

Proper light.

Elimination of

unpleasant odours.

Dust control

Safe disposal

of excreta.

Safe water

supply.

SANITATION AND PROVISION OF THERAPEUTIC

ENVIRONMENT INCLUDES

DOMESTIC MANAGEMENT

Protection from radiation.

Provide adequate privacy.

Control of visitors.

Protection from

mechanical, thermal,

chemical and bacteriological

injury.

Analyse nursing needs of patient

and skill of person.

Prepare monthly, weekly and daily

time table for S/Nurses.

give teaching and guidance

to juniors.

Evaluate personnel.

Maintain inventories, requisting for supplies and

services.

Assign tasks to nurses.

Coordinate with other departments for effective patient

care.

Gain co-operation from subordinates and supervisors.

Delegate responsibility

for patient care.

TIME MANAGEMENT

Imagine the scene, the telephone is ringing, your consultant wants you to accompany her on the hospital round and you have a patient asking you for help. What do you do first?

So how can you best manage your time?

 Learning how to effectively manage your time will probably allow you to deliver better quality care, get more done and feel less stressed in the process.

10 WAYS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE YOUR TIME ON THE WARD

10 WAYS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE YOUR TIME ON THE WARD

10 ways to effectively manage your time on the ward

10 WAYS TO EFFECTIVELY MANAGE YOUR TIME ON THE WARD