• Current Health Care Delivery System Of India – Review • Planning And Development Of Nursing Services And Education At Global And National Scenario • Recent Trends And Issues Of Nursing Service And Management • Definitions, Concepts And Theories Of Management • Importance, Features And Levels Of Management • Management And Administration • Functions Of Management • Principles Of Management • Role Of A Nurse As A Manager Introduction To Management Process • Planning • Organizing • Staffing • Directing/Leading • Controlling • Vision, Mission, Philosophy, Objectives • Nursing Service Policies, Procedures And Manuals • Functional And Operational Planning Strategic Planning • Program Planning – Gantt Chart & Milestone Chart • Budgeting – Concepts, Principles, Types, • Budget Proposal, Cost Benefit Analysis • Planning Hospital And Patient Care Unit (Ward) • Planning For Emergency And Disaster

• Organizing As A Process – Assignment, Delegation And Coordination • Hospital – Types, Functions & Organization • Organizational Development • Organizational Structure • Organizational Charts • Organizational Effectiveness • Hospital Administration, Control & Line Of Authority • Hospital Statistics Including Hospital Utilization Indices • Nursing Care Delivery Systems And Trends • Role Of Nurse In Maintenance Of Effective Organizational Climate • Definition, Objectives, Components And Functions Staffing & Scheduling • Staffing – Philosophy, Staffing Activities • Recruiting, Selecting, Deployment • Training, Development, Credentialing, Retaining, Promoting, Transfer, Terminating, Superannuation • Staffing Units – Projecting Staffing Requirements/Calculation Of Requirements Of Staff Resources Nurse Patient Ratio, Nurse Population Ratio As Per SIU Norms/IPH Norms, And Patient Classification System • Categories Of Nursing Personnel Including Job Description Of All Levels • Assignment And Nursing Care Responsibilities • Turnover And Absenteeism • Staff Welfare • Discipline And Grievances In-Service Education • Nature And Scope Of In-Service Education Program • Principles Of Adult Learning – Review • Planning And Organizing In-Service Educational Program • Methods, Techniques And Evaluation • Preparation Of Report Material Resource Management • Procurement, Purchasing Process, Inventory Control & Role Of Nurse • Auditing And Maintenance In Hospital And Patient Care Unit • Definition, Principles, Elements Of Directing • Supervision And Guidance • Participatory Management • Inter-Professional Collaboration • Management By Objectives • Team Management • Assignments, Rotations • Maintenance Of Discipline • Leadership In Management

• Definition, Concepts, And Theories • Leadership Principles And Competencies • Leadership Styles: Situational Leadership, Transformational Leadership • Methods Of Leadership Development • Mentorship/Preceptorship In Nursing • Delegation, Power & Politics, Empowerment, Mentoring And Coaching • Decision Making And Problem Solving • Conflict Management And Negotiation • Implementing Planned Change • Implementing Standards, Policies, Procedures, Protocols And Practices • Nursing Performance Audit, Patient Satisfaction • Nursing Rounds, Documentation – Records And Reports • Total Quality Management – Quality Assurance, Quality And Safety • Performance Appraisal • Program Evaluation Review Technique (PERT) • Bench Marking, Activity Plan (Gantt Chart) • Critical Path Analysis • Concepts And Theories Of Organizational Behavior • Group Dynamics • Review – Interpersonal Relationship • Human Relations • Public Relations In The Context Of Nursing • Relations With Professional Associations And Employee Unions • Collective Bargaining •Review – Motivation And Morale Building • Communication In The Workplace – Assertive Communication • Committees – Importance In The Organization, Functioning • Concepts And Theories Of Organizational Behavior • Group Dynamics • Review – Interpersonal Relationship • Human Relations • Public Relations In The Context Of Nursing • Relations With Professional Associations And Employee Unions • Collective Bargaining • Review – Motivation And Morale Building • Communication In The Workplace – Assertive Communication • Committees – Importance In The Organization, Functioning • Budget And Budgetary Process • Financial Audit

• Patient Records • Nursing Records • Use Of Computers In Hospital, College And Community • Telemedicine & Tele Nursing • Electronic Medical Records (EMR), EHR • Personal Management – Review • Emotional Intelligence • Resilience Building • Stress And Time Management – De- Stressing • Career Planning • Indian Nursing Council Norms And Guidelines – Faculty Norms, Physical Facilities, Clinical Facilities, Curriculum Implementation, And Evaluation/Examination Guidelines • Coordination With Regulatory Bodies – INC And State Nursing Council • Accreditation – Inspections • Affiliation With University/State Council/Board Of Examinations • Philosophy, Objectives And Mission Of The College • Organization Structure Of School/College • Review – Curriculum Planning • Planning Teaching And Learning Experiences, Clinical Facilities – Master Plan, Time Table And Clinical Rotation • Budget Planning – Faculty, Staff, Equipment & Supplies, AV Aids, Lab Equipment, Library Books, Journals, Computers And Maintenance • Infrastructure Facilities – College, Classrooms, Hostel, Library, Labs, Computer Lab, Transport Facilities • Records & Reports For Students, Staff, Faculty And Administrative • Committees And Functioning • Clinical Experiences

• Faculty/Staff Selection, Recruitment And Placement, Job Description • Performance Appraisal • Faculty Development • Faculty/Staff Welfare • Student Recruitment, Admission, Clinical Placement • Directing And Controlling • Review – Curriculum Implementation And Evaluation • Leadership And Motivation, Supervision – Review • Guidance And Counseling • Quality Management – Educational Audit • Program Evaluation, Evaluation Of Performance • Maintaining Discipline • Institutional Records And Reports – Administrative, Faculty, Staff And Students• Review – Legal And Ethical Issues • Nursing As A Profession – Characteristics Of A Professional Nurse • Nursing Practice – Philosophy, Aim And Objectives • Regulatory Bodies – INC And SNC Constitution And Functions Review – Professional Ethics • Code Of Ethics And Professional Conduct – INC & ICN • Practice Standards For Nursing – INC • International Council For Nurses (ICN) Legal Aspects In Nursing: • Consumer Protection Act, Patient Rights • Legal Terms Related To Practice, Legal System – Types Of Law, Tort Law & Liabilities • Laws Related To Nursing Practice – Negligence, Malpractice, Breach, Penalties • Invasion Of Privacy, Defamation Of Character • Nursing Regulatory Mechanisms – Registration, Licensure, Renewal, Accreditation, Nurse Practice Act, Regulation For Nurse Practitioner/Specialist Nursing Practice •Continuing Nursing Education • Career Opportunities • Membership With Professional Organizations – National And International • Participation In Research Activities • Publications – Journals, Newspaper