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Guide to Nursing Management and Leadership

  • 8 Edición - 3 de marzo de 2008
  • Última edición
  • Autor: Ann Marriner Tomey
  • Idioma: Inglés

The 8th edition of this popular text has been completely revised and updated to include the latest strategies for improving your nursing leadership and management skills. It offers… Leer más

Descripción

The 8th edition of this popular text has been completely revised and updated to include the latest strategies for improving your nursing leadership and management skills. It offers in-depth coverage and practical management strategies for a wide range of workplace issues such as delegation, diversity, evidence-based practice, stress management, quality improvement, legal issues, and recruitment and retention. A detailed analysis of today’s nursing environment prepares you to successfully manage in the midst of a nursing shortage and an emerging multigenerational workforce.

Puntos claves

  • UNIQUE! A logical organization of 15 chapters separated into leadership and management sections corresponds to the number of weeks in a typical semester.
  • Complete coverage of management issues gives you a solid understanding of financial management, technology, nursing informatics, legal and ethical issues, error reduction, quality improvement, recruitment and retention, and personnel evaluation and development.
  • In-depth discussions of key leadership concepts help you develop effective communication, stress management, and decision-making skills.
  • Information on hot topics such as disaster management and bioterrorism keep you at the forefront of today’s complex health care environment.
  • A global approach to nursing management reflects an increasing emphasis on diversity and the evolving clinical environment.
  • Thought-provoking quotations throughout each chapter help relate complex theories and issues to everyday practice.
  • Major Concepts & Definitions boxes outline and summarize the most significant ideas presented in each chapter and help clarify new terminology.
  • Research Perspective boxes in each chapter summarize key nursing management studies, with a consistent format that outlines the purpose, methods, results, and conclusions of each study.
  • Evolve® companion website offers practice worksheets, critical thinking activities, and case studies that challenge you to apply new concepts to realistic practice scenarios.

Índice

Part 1: Leadership


1. Communications


2. Stress Management


3. Decision-Making Process and Tools


4. Motivation and Morale


5. Power, Politics, and Labor Relations


6. Conflict Management and Negotiation


7. Theories of Leadership and Management Development

Part 2: Management


8. Strategic and Operational Planning


9. Financial Management, Cost Containment, and Marketing


10. Organizational Concepts and Structures


11. Organizational Culture, Change, and Innovation


12. Selection and Development of Personnel


13. Staffing and Scheduling


14. Evaluation and Discipline of Personnel


15. Continuous Quality Improvement, Risk Management, and Program Evaluation

Detalles del producto

  • Edición: 8
  • Última edición
  • Publicado: 7 de julio de 2008
  • Idioma: Inglés

Sobre el autor

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Ann Marriner Tomey

Afiliaciones y experiencia
Professor Emeritus (Retired), College of Nursing, Health and Human Services, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, USA