Managing Client Care

MANAGING CLIENT CARE is a practical introductory management text that helps nursing students make the transition from the classroom to clinical nursing practice. Emphasizing essential clinical management concepts and focusing on practical applications, this concise text is organized around the key competencies that entry-level staff nurses need most. It discusses understanding the work environment, working effectively within the organization, managing resources cost effectively, managing time, prioritizing responsibilities, resolving conflicts, delegating client care activities, supervising and evaluating the work of others, receiving and giving change of shift reports, transcribing physician's "orders," conducting client care conferences, and managing one's own career.