Focusing on the often-overlooked role of coordination in nursing, this book highlights how nurses spend a significant portion of their time managing clinical tasks rather than providing direct care. By presenting new empirical data, it emphasizes the critical impact of this coordination on the quality of patient care, revealing the complexities and importance of nurses' responsibilities beyond traditional clinical roles.
The Role of Nurses in the Hospital Division of Labour
Focusing on the evolution of the nursing role, this book integrates sociological theories with practical nursing insights. It examines historical influences on nursing practices while anticipating future trends that will impact the profession. This dynamic approach provides a comprehensive understanding of how nursing is shaped by its work environment and prepares practitioners for upcoming challenges in the field.
'Care trajectory management' refers to the work that nurses do to coordinate and organise patient care. It's a relatively unseen element of the nursing role that is absolutely vital for patient safety and quality care. Care Trajectory Management for Nurses is the first ever textbook of its kind for nurse educators, practice facilitators and policy makers as well as undergraduate nurses. It is both a theoretical and practical resource covering the concepts and theories around the organisational components of nursing practice, derived the research of nurse academic Davina Allen. This excellent book will help prepare nurses to be the 'glue' in increasingly complex healthcare systems, and provides an excellent foundation for embedding this important subject into student curricula. The first textbook of its kind - a valuable resource for both experienced nurses and undergraduates Evidence-based - derived from research led by the author Covers: The history of nursing's professional development Professional identity Healthcare quality and safety Healthcare systems Managing complexity Care coordination Tacit knowledge Nursing theory Organising work Care Trajectory Management Framework Translational mobilisation theory Illustrative case studies based on observational studies bring theory to life Exercises, quick quizzes and reflective practice help to apply learning Online downloadable workbooks to organise learning