Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management

by Diane K. Whitehead

Paper Book, 2007

Status

Available

Call number

ISMC Library - WY 16 T175e 2007

Publication

Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 4th edition

ISBN

9780803615687

Description

*Easy-to-read and understand coverage of the concepts essential to assuming leadership and management roles *Comprehensive, practical advice on how to develop and sustain a successful nursing career *Historical perspectives on nursing today *Information on career mobility, advanced degrees, magnet status, practice levels, and professional organizations *Beginning- and end-of-chapter case studies that promote clinical reasoning *Content on evidence-based practice, situational leadership, staffing, diversity, and team building *Self-assessment tools to identify personal strengths and empower the development of leadership skills *Detailed information on the NCLEX exam *Integrated coverage of Canadian nursing

Local notes

CONTENTS;
pt. 1. Leading and managing. -- Leadership and followership -- Manager -- Nursing practice and the law -- Questions of value and ethics -- Organizations, power, and empowerment -- pt. 2. Working within the organization. -- Getting people to work together -- Dealing with problems and conflicts -- People and the process of change -- Delegation of client care -- Managing client care -- Time management -- pt. 3. Professional issues. -- The workplace -- Work-related stress and burnout -- Your nursing career -- Nursing yesterday and today -- Epilogue: Nursing today -- Appendix 1: Code of ethics for nurses -- Appendix 2: Standards published by the American Nurses Association -- Appendix 3: National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Resolution: Differentiated Nursing Practice (N-OADN) -- Appendix 4: Guidelines for the registered nurse in giving, accepting, or rejecting a work assignment.
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