I Clement MA (Sociology), MA (Child Care & Education) MSc (Nursing), PhD (Nursing)
Postgraduate Diploma in Hospital Administration
Principal VSS College of Nursing Nagadevanahalli
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Textbook on Ward Management in Nursing Practice
First Edition: 2015
9789351525899
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5Dedicated to
7Preface
It gives me immense pleasure to complete the Textbook on Ward Management in Nursing Practice. First of all I would like to thank my Almighty God for showering his wonderful blessings on me that strengthened to complete the task.
Today nurse's role has expanded and extended to different levels, where nurse is posted as nurse leader, nurse administrator, nursing director, chief nurse officer, nurse entrepreneur, ward manager, etc., there is a wide shift from basic care giver role to nurse leader. Therefore, there is a need for nurses to upgrade the management knowledge and skills.
This book is prepared to develop ward management skills among nursing students and nurses working in the hospital and other various set-ups. This book has 6 sections with 50 chapters written in simple language; illustrated with adequate diagrams and tables the book helps the nursing student as well as nursing staff to grasp the content and inculcate the gained knowledge to nursing practice. This book helps the nurse manage any kind of critical situations of nursing care. Through this book each and every nursing student and staff will develop comprehensive nursing skills to manage ward situation effectively.
9Acknowledgments
I am thankful to the Lord Almighty who strengthens me with his abundant blessing through innumerable means, helping me in all my accomplishment.
My heartfelt thanks to Shri Sommana, Ex-Minister of Karnataka and Chairman of VSS Group of Institutions for his constant support and encouragement.
My sincere thanks to my guru Dr BT Basavanthappa, Principal, Raja Rajeswari College of Nursing, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India and Prof PV Ramachandran, Chairman, College of Nursing, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, a great philosopher and internationally renowned teacher of nursing, who helped me in discovering the world of knowledge. I am thankful to Ms Shylaja Sommana, Dr BS Naveen, Dr BS Arun and Ms Divya of VSS Group of Institutions, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, for their support and encouragement.
I am also grateful to Dr BC Bhagavan, Syndicate Member of RGUHS, Bengaluru, Department of Surgery, Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India and Dr Aswathnarayanan MLA, Chairman, Padmashree Group of institutions, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
My special thanks to Dr TV Ramakrishnan, Professor of Anesthesiology and Head of Clinical Services, Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India; Dr Jayaseelan Manickam Devadasan, Syndicate Member, The Tamil Nadu Dr MGR Medical University, Chennai, Dean, Annai JKK Samporani Ammal College of Nursing, Tamil Nadu, India; Dr Tamil Mani, Principal, Annai JKK Samporani Ammal College of Nursing, Tamil Nadu, India; Mrs Jessie Sudarsanum, Professor and Head, Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Annai JKK Samporani Ammal College of Nursing, Tamil Nadu, India and all my teachers and students.
I convey my sincere thanks to my beloved parents, brothers and sisters and my wife Nisha Clement for her continuous support and 10constant encouragement in each step of my life. I take this opportunity to thank my little ones, Cibin, Cynthia and Cavin. I extend thanks to my beloved friend and brother Mr Regi T Kurien, USA.
Special thanks to Shri Jitendar P Vij (Group Chairman), Mr Ankit Vij (Group President), Mr Tarun Duneja (Director-Publishing), Mr KK Raman (Production Manager) and Mr Rajesh Sharma (Production Coordinator) of M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, New Delhi; Mr Venugopal V [Associate Director (South)], Mr Santhosh Kumar (Author Coordinator), Ms Sajini SV (Team Head) and other staff members of Bengaluru Branch.