Placement : II Year
Hours of Instruction
Theory 150 Hours
Practical 150 Hours
Total : 300 Hours
Course DescriptionThis course is designed to assist students to develop a broad understanding
of Principles, concepts, trends and issues related to nursing management.
Further, it would provide opportunity to students to understand, appreciate
and acquire skills in planning, supervision and management of nursing
services at different levels to provide quality nursing services.
Objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
1. Describe the philosophy and objectives of the health care institutions
at various levels.
2. Identify trends and issues in nursing
3. Discuss the public administration, health care administration vis a vis
nursing administration
4. Describe the principles of administration applied to nursing
5. Explain the organization of health and nursing services at the various
levels/institutions.
6. Collaborate and co-ordinate with various agencies by using multisectoral
approach
7. Discuss the planning, supervision and management of nursing
workforce for various health care settings.
8. Discuss various collaborative models between nursing education and
nursing service to improve the quality of nursing care
9. Identify and analyse legal and ethical issues in nursing administration
10. Describe the process of quality assurance in nursing services.
11. Demonstrate leadership in nursing at various levels
Course Content
Unit Hours Content
I 10 Introduction
􀂉 Philosophy, purpose, elements, principles and scope of
administration
􀂉 Indian Constitution, Indian Administrative system vis a vis health
care delivery system: National, State and Local
􀂉 Organisation and functions of nursing services and education at
National, State , District and institutions: Hospital and Community
􀂉 Planning process: Five year plans, Various Committee Reports on
health, State and National Health policies, national population
policy, national policy on AYUSH and plans,
II 10 Management
􀂉 Functions of administration
􀂉 Planning and control
􀂉 Co-ordination and delegation
ô€‚‰ Decision making – decentralization basic goals of decentralization.
􀂉 Concept of management
Nursing management
􀂉 Concept, types, principles and techniques
􀂉 Vision and Mission Statements
􀂉 Philosophy, aims and objective
􀂉 Current trends and issues in Nursing Administration
􀂉 Theories and models
Application to nursing service and education
III 15 Planning
􀂉 Planning process: Concept, Principles, Institutional policies
􀂉 Mission, philosophy, objectives,
􀂉 Strategic planning
􀂉 Operational plans
􀂉 Management plans
􀂉 Programme evaluation and review technique(PERT), Gantt chart,
Management by objectives(MBO)
􀂉 Planning new venture
􀂉 Planning for change
􀂉 Innovations in nursing
Application to nursing service and education
IV 15 Organisation
􀂉 Concept , principles, objectives, Types and theories, Minimum
requirements for organisation, Developing an organizational
Structure, levels, organizational Effectiveness and organizational
Climate,
􀂉 Organising nursing services and patient care: Methods of patient
assignment- Advantages and disadvantages, primary nursing care,
􀂉 Planning and Organising: hospital, unit and ancillary
services(specifically central sterile supply department, laundry,
kitchen, laboratory services, emergency etc)
􀂉 Disaster management: plan, resources, drill, etc
Application to nursing service and education
V 15 Human Resource for health
􀂉 Staffing
• Philosophy
• Norms: Staff inspection unit(SIU), Bajaj Committee, High power
committee, Indian nursing council (INC)
• Estimation of nursing staff requirement- activity analysis
• Various research studies
􀂉 Recruitment: credentialing, selection, placement, promotion
􀂉 Retention
􀂉 Personnel policies
􀂉 Termination
􀂉 Staff development programme
􀂉 Duties and responsibilities of various category of nursing personnel
Applications to nursing service and education
VI 15 Directing
􀂉 Roles and functions
􀂉 Motivation: Intrinsic, extrinsic, Creating motivating climate,
Motivational theories
􀂉 Communication : process, types, strategies, Interpersonal
communication, channels, barriers, problems, Confidentiality,
Public relations
􀂉 Delegation; common delegation errors
􀂉 Managing conflict: process, management, negotiation, consensus
􀂉 Collective bargaining: health care labour laws, unions, professional
associations, role of nurse manager
􀂉 Occupational health and safety
Application to nursing service and education
VII 10 Material management
􀂉 Concepts, principles and procedures
􀂉 Planning and procurement procedures : Specifications
􀂉 ABC analysis,
􀂉 VED (very important and essential daily use) analysis
􀂉 Planning equipments and supplies for nursing care: unit and
hospital
􀂉 Inventory control
􀂉 Condemnation
Application to nursing service and education
VIII 15 Controlling
ô€‚‰ Quality assurance – Continuous Quality Improvement
• Standards
• Models
• Nursing audit
􀂉 Performance appraisal: Tools, confidential reports, formats,
Management, interviews
􀂉 Supervision and management: concepts and principles
􀂉 Discipline: service rules, self discipline, constructive versus
destructive discipline, problem employees, disciplinary proceedingsenquiry
etc
􀂉 Self evaluation or peer evaluation, patient satisfaction, utilization
review
Application to nursing service and education
IX 15 Fiscal planning
􀂉 Steps
􀂉 Plan and non-plan, zero budgeting, mid-term appraisal, capital and
revenue
􀂉 Budget estimate, revised estimate, performance budget
􀂉 Audit
􀂉 Cost effectiveness
􀂉 Cost accounting
􀂉 Critical pathways
􀂉 Health care reforms
􀂉 Health economics
􀂉 Health insurance
􀂉 Budgeting for various units and levels
Application to nursing service and education
X 10 Nursing informatics
􀂉 Trends
􀂉 General purpose
􀂉 Use of computers in hospital and community
􀂉 Patient record system
􀂉 Nursing records and reports
􀂉 Management information and evaluation system (MIES)
􀂉 E- nursing, Telemedicine, telenursing
􀂉 Electronic medical records
XI 10 Leadership
􀂉 Concepts, Types, Theories
􀂉 Styles
􀂉 Manager behaviour
􀂉 Leader behaviour
􀂉 Effective leader: Characteristics, skills
􀂉 Group dynamics
􀂉 Power and politics
􀂉 lobbying
􀂉 Critical thinking and decision making
􀂉 Stress management
Applications to nursing service and education
Unit Hours Content
XII 10 Legal and ethical issues
Laws and ethics
􀂉 Ethical committee
􀂉 Code of ethics and professional conduct
􀂉 Legal system: Types of law, tort law, and liabilities
􀂉 Legal issues in nursing: negligence, malpractice, invasion of privacy,
defamation of character
􀂉 Patient care issues, management issues, employment issues
􀂉 Medico legal issues
􀂉 Nursing regulatory mechanisms: licensure, renewal, accreditation
􀂉 Patients rights, Consumer protection act(CPA)
􀂉 Rights of special groups: children, women, HIV, handicap, ageing
􀂉 Professional responsibility and accountability
􀂉 Infection control
􀂉 Standard safety measures
PRACTICALS
1. Prepare prototype personal files for staff nurses, faculty and
cumulative records
2. Preparation of budget estimate, Revised estimate and performance
budget
3. Plan and conduct staff development programme
4. Preparation of Organisation Chart
5. Developing nursing standards/protocols for various units
6. Design a layout plan for speciality units /hospital, community and
educational institutions
7. Preparation of job description of various categories of nursing
personnel
8. Prepare a list of equipments and supplies for speciality units
9. Assess and prepare staffing requirement for hospitals, community and
educational institutions
10. Plan of action for recruitment process
11. Prepare a vision and mission statement for hospital, community and
educational institutions
12. Prepare a plan of action for performance appraisal
13. Identify the problems of the speciality units and develop plan of action
by using problem solving approach
14. Plan a duty roster for speciality units/hospital, community and
educational institutions
15. Prepare: anecdotes, incident reports, day and night reports, handing
and taking over reports, enquiry reports, nurses notes, Official letters,
curriculum vitae, presentations etc
