Effective leadership and management in nursing

Part I Understanding Nursing Management And Organizations Chapter 1 Introducing Nursing Management Chapter 2 Designing Organizations Chapter 3 Delivering Nursing Care Chapter 4 Leading, Managing, Following Chapter 5 Initiating and Implementing Change Chapter 6 Managing and Improving Quality Chapter 7 Understanding Power And Politics Part II Learning Key Skills In Nursing Management Chapter 8 Thinking Critically, Making Decisions, Solving Problems Chapter 9 Communicating Effectively Chapter 10 Delegating Successfully Chapter 11 Building And Managing Teams Chapter 12 Handling Conflict Chapter 13 Managing Time Part III Managing Resources Chapter 14 Budgeting And Managing Fiscal Resources Chapter 15 Recruiting And Selecting Staff Chapter 16 Staffing and Scheduling Chapter 17 Motivating And Developing Staff Chapter 18 Evaluating Staff Performance Chapter 19 Coaching, Disciplining, and Terminating Staff Chapter 20 Reducing Turnover, Retaining Staff Chapter 21 Managing Absenteeism and Other Staff Problems Chapter 22 Preventing Workplace Violence Chapter 23 Handling Collective-Bargaining Issues Part IV Taking Care Of Yourself Chapter 24 Managing Stress Chapter 25 Advancing Your Career.

Completely updated in a new edition, 'Effective Leadership and Management in Nursing' provides students with the necessary skills to make sound management decisions in a dynamic health care environment. Used worldwide, this award-winning book is now offered in a revised seventh edition to reflect the many changes in health care and nursing. Targeted to both practicing nurses and those in management, this book provides the tools for using the skills presented in each chapter, case studies with a managers checklist, critical thinking questions, key terms, an easy-to-read format, and a link to online instruction. In the ever-changing health care environment, nurses have never needed this information more.