1. صدق الله العظيم سورة طه (الآية:114)
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"وقل ربى زدنى علما"
صدق الله العظيم سورة طه (الآية:114)

2. Scope of the head nurse role
Prepared By Dr : Manal Moussa

3. Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this module and
following a period of personal study student will be able to:
Knowledge & understanding
- Identify different criteria for selection of
head nurse.
Intellectual skills
- Illustrate interpersonal, informational, and
decisional roles in nursing management.
- Clarify the head nurse responsibilities.
- Discuss changing role of the head nurse.

4. Outlines:
Criteria for selection of head nurse.
Managerial role of the head nurse.
Responsibilities of the head nurse.
The changing role of the head nurse.

5. Criteria for selection of head nurse:
She should have the following abilities & skills:
Technical skills
It is the ability to use knowledge, methods,
techniques& requirements necessary for the
performance of specific tasks acquired from
experience, education, and training.

6. Human skills:
Ability and judgments in working with and
through people including an understanding
of motivation & application of an effective
leadership.

7. Conceptual skills:
Ability to understand complexities of the overall
organization & where one own work fits in the
organization. This knowledge permits one to act
according to the objectives of the total
organization rather than only one on the basis of
the goals & needs of ones own immediate group.

8. Managerial role of the head nurse:
The role has been grouped into 3 major categories:
Interpersonal role:
Mangers engage in a good interpersonal contact with subordinates & peers as:
A) Leader motivates subordinates to get job done properly.
B) Liaison serving as a link in horizontal & vertical chain of communication.

9. Information is very important & vital to the organization.
Informational role:
Information is very important & vital to the organization.
Managers serve as the role of:
1) Nerve center acts as a focal point for receiving all types of information.
2) Distribution role transmitting selected information to subordinates.

10. Decisional role:
Through decisional role, strategies are formed
& put into action this role involves:
1) Disturbance handler, taking corrective action in
non-routine situation.
2) Resources allocate deciding exactly who
should get what resources.
3) Negotiator participating with others e.g. union
to represent the organizational interests
adequately.

11. Responsibilities of the head nurse
Responsibilities in relation unite director:
Cooperation is essential for system success,
respect & loyalty for each other’s.
Responsibilities in relation patient care
administration e.g. meeting patient needs as
special diet.

12. -The H.N interviews each pt. on admission, data
collection help in formulation N.C.P.
-Select the appropriate staff members to provide
efficient care for patient & updating NCP is her
responsibility.
-The HN assigns her staff to care for patients’
special problems in the NCP during daily
conferences.
-The optimum NC of Pt. Assigned to one HN is
12-15 pts.
-The HN share information, evaluate NC & makes
changes.

13. She is collaborator & partner of the physician
Responsibilities in relation to the physicians:
She is collaborator & partner of the physician
common goal is accepted each member of the
health team has special contribution.

14. The changing role of the head nurse:
•Assigning a new position to relieve the HN from
the non- nursing activities & administrative work
such as:
Clerical duties
House keeping
Secretarial work

15. SO
The unite managers will be responsible for these
activities and so; the HN will be responsible only
for administration & coordination of NC.
The HN demonstrates quality N.C when given
a highly skilled N.C to patients with special
problems

16. She demonstrates a collaborative relationship with the doctors BY:
Sharing information.
Consulting other professional personnel when necessary.
The head nurse must upgrade her knowledge & up dating her scientific basis of nursing skills

17. Thank You