Assignments

Subject: Leadership and Management (Theory)

Overview

Client care assignments and other duties that you are assigned to undertake The benefits of assignments include increased personalized care, security, and sense of belonging, improved observation, and increased job satisfaction. The patient-centered/case study method, the functional method, the team method, modular nursing, and progressive patient care are the assignment kinds.

Various strategies could be used on the ward for client care and other activities such as:

  1. Patient-centered/ Case Study Method
  2. Functional Method
  3. Team Method
  4. Modular Nursing
  5. Progressive Patient Care

Patient-centered/ Case Study Method

Depending on the type of unit, complete patient care for 1-3 patients. For instance, vital, hygiene, medical, and instruction.

Advantages:

  • More personalized care.
  • Safety and a sense of belonging
  • Much better observation.
  • Job satisfaction rises.

Functional Method

Assign certain functions to the entire ward. For example, prescriptions, vitals, rounds, and so forth.

Advantages:

  • A minimal number of nurses are required.
  • Possibility of skill development
  • Fewer interruptions equal confusion.

Team Method

It is a novel assignment concept. A trained nurse leads the entire team. A regular conference is being planned.

Advantages:

  • More personalized care.
  • A staff member's best work experience.
  • A unit can run smoothly.

Modular Nursing

The combination of primary and team nursing is often known as professional + auxiliary nursing.

Progressive Patient Care

Care is provided at various levels:

  • Critical care unit for the critically ill.
  • The moderate patient in the post-intensive care unit.
  • Standard care unit
  • Rehabilitation facility
  • Self-care section (holiday home especially for psychiatric patients)

References

  • www.peoi.org/Courses/Coursesen/nursepractice/ch/ch4x.html
  • Pathak, Sumita and Sochana Sapkota. A Textbook of Leadership and Management. Bhotahity, Kathmandu: Vidyarthi Pustak Bhandar, 2014.
  • www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/bitstream/10755/603276/1/3_Allen_S_p74725_1.pdf
  • www.nursingprocess.org/Nursing-Process-Steps.html
Things to remember
  • Client care and other responsibilities are duties that you are assigned to perform.
  • The benefits of assignments include increased personalised care, security and sense of belonging, improved observation, and increased job satisfaction.
  • The patient-centered/case study method, the functional method, the team method, modular nursing, and progressive patient care are the assignment kinds.
Questions and Answers

The patient centered/case study method:

Depending on the type of unit, provide full patient care for 1-3 patients. Health, cleanliness, medicine, and teaching are a few examples.

Advantages:

  • More specialized treatment.
  • Safety and a feeling of belonging.
  • Improved observance.
  • A rise in job satisfaction.

The functional method:

Give specified ward-wide responsibilities. Examples include prescriptions, vitals, rounds, etc.

Advantages:

  • Necessitates a minimal amount of nurses.
  • Chance to learn new things.
  • Less confusion and fewer interruptions.

Team method:

It is a novel idea for an assignment. An experienced nurse provides leadership to the entire team. An ongoing conference is planned.

Advantages:

  • More specialized treatment.
  • The best job for a staff worker.
  • Unit can operate efficiently.

Modular nursing:

Main and team nursing combined, or professional + auxiliary.

Progressive patient care:

Care is provided at various levels:

  • Intensive care unit for critically ill.
  • Post-intensive care unit: the moderate patient.
  • Regular care unit.
  • Convalescent unit
  • Self-care unit (holiday home especially for psychiatric patients)

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