Full Description
Nursing Leadership and Managementwide-ranging content on core leadership and management principles and applications. Written by an experienced leader in the nursing profession, the book addresses the challenges you face today in your interpersonal and therapeutic relationships. Current trends, such as the rise of the nurse entrepreneur and the use of magnet hospitals, are presented in a concise, inexpensive, and easy-to-understand format. Key terms, summary points, review questions, and critical thinking questions help you review and retain information. This compact, self-paced resource covers the same broad content areas as larger texts, but in a more succinct, economical, and logical format.
Contents
PART I1. What is Leadership? 2. What is Management?3. Leadership vs. Management4. A Positive Definition of Power5. Accountability in Nursing LeadershipPART II: PRIMARY SKILLS FOR THE NURSING LEADER6. What is Communication?7. Communication Skills8. Decision-Making and Time Management Skills9. Change Management Skills10. Conflict Resolution Skills11. Team Building SkillsFOR THE NURSING LEADER12. Managing First-Line Patient Care13. Strategic Thinking to Improve Patient Care Outcomes14. Managing Patient Care and Outcomes Through Improving Organization Quality15. Managing and Supporting Excellence in Staff Performance16. Nurses as Professional Leaders Inside and Outside the Health Care Organization17. The Current Healthcare Climate...and Into the Future18. Nursing Leaders Influencing Politics and Acting as Patient Advocates19. Nursing Leadership and Collective Bargaining20. Delegation21. Current and Future Opportunities for Nurse Leaders22. Legal Aspects of Nursing Leadership23. Ethical Issues in Nursing Leadership24. Top Ten Ways to Become a Nursing Leader
