"وقل ر بى زدنى علما"

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم "وقل ربى زدنى علما" صدق الله العظيمسورة طه (الآية:114)

Scope of the head nurse role Prepared By Dr : Manal Moussa

Learning Outcomes: On successful completion of this module and following a period of personal study student will be able to: Knowledge & understanding - Identify different criteria for selection of head nurse. Intellectual skills - Illustrate interpersonal, informational, and decisional roles in nursing management. - Clarify the head nurse responsibilities. - Discuss changing role of the head nurse.

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.

Criteria for selection of head nurse: • She should have the following abilities & skills: • Technical skills • It is the ability to use knowledge, methods, • techniques& requirements necessary for the • performance of specific tasks acquired from • experience, education, and training.

Human skills: • Ability and judgments in working with and • through people including an understanding • of motivation & application of an effective • leadership.

Conceptual skills: • Ability to understand complexities of the overall • organization & where one own work fits in the • organization. This knowledge permits one to act • according to the objectives of the total • organization rather than only one on the basis of • the goals & needs of ones own immediate group.

Managerial role of the head nurse: • The role has been grouped into 3 major categories: • Interpersonal role: • Mangers engage in a goodinterpersonal contact with subordinates & peers as: • A) Leader motivates subordinates to get job done properly. • B) Liaison serving as a link in horizontal & vertical chain of communication.

.Informational role: Information is very important & vital to the organization. Managers serve as the role of: 1) Nerve center acts as a focal point for receiving all types of information. 2) Distribution role transmitting selected information to subordinates.

Decisional role: Through decisional role, strategies are formed & put into action this role involves: 1) Disturbance handler, taking corrective action in non-routine situation. 2) Resources allocate deciding exactly who should get what resources. 3) Negotiator participating with others e.g. union to represent the organizational interests adequately.

Responsibilities of the head nurse • Responsibilities in relation unite director: • Cooperation is essential for system success, • respect & loyalty for each other’s. • Responsibilities in relation patient care • administration e.g. meeting patient needs as • special diet.

-The H.N interviews each pt. on admission, data collection help in formulation N.C.P. -Select the appropriate staff members to provide efficient care for patient & updating NCP is her responsibility. -The HN assigns her staff to care for patients’ special problems in the NCP during daily conferences. -The optimum NC of Pt. Assigned to one HN is 12-15 pts. -The HN share information, evaluate NC & makes changes.

Responsibilities in relation to the physicians: She is collaborator & partner of the physician common goal is accepted each member of the health team has special contribution.

The changing role of the head nurse: • •Assigning a new position to relieve the HN from • the non- nursing activities & administrative work • such as: • Clerical duties • House keeping • Secretarial work

SO The unite managers will be responsible for these activities and so; the HN will be responsible only for administration & coordination of NC. The HN demonstrates quality N.C when given a highly skilled N.C to patients with special problems

She demonstrates a collaborative relationship with the doctors BY: • Sharing information. • Consulting other professional personnel when necessary. • The head nurse must upgrade her knowledge & up dating her scientific basis of nursing skills

Thank You

"وقل ر بى زدنى علما"