<p>Nurse managers often assume their positions without sufficient knowledge of the nuts and bolts of managing staff and supplies. This volume provides time-tested tools, templates, and guidance that new nurse managers, administrators, and educators can use immediately to effectively manage staff and supplies while promoting quality patient care. It provides strategies for resolving common issues that can be easily adapted to individual situations and it illustrates how specific departmental needs fit into an overall operational picture.</p><p>The book covers in detail all aspects of supply management, including the budgeting skills required for cost-effective purchases and supply utilization, and department budgeting. It provides tools for labor and productivity issues, including staffing models that facilitate waste reduction and increased efficiency. Strategies for effective communication with staff, colleagues, and senior management are presented, along with techniques for successful design and facilitation of meetings, conflict resolution, time management, and a working knowledge of health care finance. Case studies illustrate best approaches and successful resolutions to a variety of management challenges.</p><b>Key Features:</b><p><ul><li>Provides time-tested tools for the daily business of nurse management <li>Offers proven strategies and formulas that can be easily adapted and put to work immediately <li>Includes step-by-step education on budget and finance within the health care industry <li>Builds leadership skills through communication models and facilitation/presentation guides <li>Clarifies complex budgetary and management issues without technical jargon </ul></p>