Managing Yourself on and Off the Ward - Softcover

"What it does do is enable the reader to identify areas for consideration relevant and appropriate to themselves and to reflect on these areas to draw personal conclusions for self development. This book is relevant to all individuals involved in the caring professions and to many outside them...Its readability makes it an ideal introductory source book for a range of communication and management theories"Journal of Advanced Nursing "This book deals with personal challenges and ways in which individualss may come to a clearer understanding of themselves and others" "There are many exercises which might be useful to teachers of courses in the common foundation programmea nd other diploma-level courrses" "Overall it is a useful text and resource which the reader may use to sample new conceptsProfessional Nurse

Working as a caring professional is demanding. Nurses in particular are subject to enormous emotional pressures within their day to day work. They are constantly required to adjust and adapt to ever-changing situations and expected to cope in difficult and sometimes confusing circumstances.

Managing Yourself On and Off the Ward encourages individuals to manage these pressures and to achieve their own personal goals through self-examination, and to develop their understanding of relationships in the workplace. An interactive and highly practical approach has been adopted, with a wide range of perspectives, ideas and exercises interspersed throughout the text. Management ideas are introduced with practical action in mind, inviting readers to apply them to their own situation and their own practice.

This book focuses on how to establish, maintain and develop relationships with colleagues and patients. It considers the mechanics of interpersonal dynamics and examines how these are influenced by the settings in which people come together to work. Throughout the book emphasis is placed on the individual within the health care setting and as part of a larger organization with its own culture. The influence of these factors on personal well-being and operational effectiveness is considered.

Managing Yourself on and Off the Ward

• Emphasizes practical management theory and practice


• Considers and alternative approach to the professional caring role


• Can easily be adapted to any caring situation


• Offers thought-provoking ideas for nursing practice and daily life


• Encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences and situation

This accessible book is of direct relevance to students and nurses at all levels and will be a valuable aid to management theory and practice for all those within the caring professions.