MAKING THE MOST OF TIME: A LIMITED AND
VALUABLE RESOURCE
With the pace of change and increased span of control; coupled with
the decentralizing of nursing departments, time management must be
an essential competency. How you plan and utilize your time impacts
everyone. Learning how to effectively manage time is an essential
competence. Effective time management ensures a more effective
Nurse Manager and a more productive team. This intensive session will
help you to manage this limited resource and build your team.
PROFESSIONAL TRANSITION OF NURSE MANAGERS
The transition from staff nurse to nurse manager has multiple dimensions—scope of responsibility, relationship changes, role
complexities, interdepartmental relationships and the development of
basic managerial competencies. Adjusting to this new role will be
facilitated by understanding how to analyze and use your own strengths
and those of your staff, as well as how to structure roles and
responsibilities to ensure maximum use of everyone’s skills. These
particular challenges, along with their unique pressure points, will be
discussed—and practical strategies for dealing with them will be shared.
