Nursing leadership and management : a practical guide /
Carroll, Patricia, 1958-
Nursing leadership and management : a practical guide / Patricia L. Carroll. - Clifton Park, NY : Thomson/Delmar Learning, c2006. - x, 325 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is leadership? -- What is management? -- Leadership versus management -- A positive definition of power -- Accountability in nursing leadership -- What is communication? -- Communication skills -- Decision-making and time management tools -- Change management skills -- Conflict resolution skills -- Team building skills -- Managing first-line patient care -- Strategic thinking to improve patient care (including evidence-based care) -- Managing patient care and outcomes through improving organization quality -- Managing and supporting excellence in staff performance -- Nurses as professional leaders inside and outside the health care organization -- Current healthcare environment (and into the future) -- Nursing leaders influencing politics and acting as patient advocates -- Nursing leadership and collective bargaining -- Delegation -- Current and future opportunities for nurse leaders -- Legal aspects of nursing leadership -- Ethical issues in nursing leadership -- Ten ways to become a leader.
9781933107790 9781401827045
2005026727
101257053 DNLM
Nursing services--Administration.
Leadership.
Leadership--Handbooks.
Nursing, Supervisory--Handbooks.
Nurse's Role--Handbooks.
Nursing Care--organization & administration--Handbooks.
Personnel Management--Handbooks.
RT89.C32 2006
362.17/3068
2006 F-575 WY 49 / C319n 2006
Nursing leadership and management : a practical guide / Patricia L. Carroll. - Clifton Park, NY : Thomson/Delmar Learning, c2006. - x, 325 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is leadership? -- What is management? -- Leadership versus management -- A positive definition of power -- Accountability in nursing leadership -- What is communication? -- Communication skills -- Decision-making and time management tools -- Change management skills -- Conflict resolution skills -- Team building skills -- Managing first-line patient care -- Strategic thinking to improve patient care (including evidence-based care) -- Managing patient care and outcomes through improving organization quality -- Managing and supporting excellence in staff performance -- Nurses as professional leaders inside and outside the health care organization -- Current healthcare environment (and into the future) -- Nursing leaders influencing politics and acting as patient advocates -- Nursing leadership and collective bargaining -- Delegation -- Current and future opportunities for nurse leaders -- Legal aspects of nursing leadership -- Ethical issues in nursing leadership -- Ten ways to become a leader.
9781933107790 9781401827045
2005026727
101257053 DNLM
Nursing services--Administration.
Leadership.
Leadership--Handbooks.
Nursing, Supervisory--Handbooks.
Nurse's Role--Handbooks.
Nursing Care--organization & administration--Handbooks.
Personnel Management--Handbooks.
RT89.C32 2006
362.17/3068
2006 F-575 WY 49 / C319n 2006