Nursing Leaders Speak Out : Issues and Opinions

by Feldman, Harriet R., Ph.D.

• ISBN13: 9780826114167
• ISBN10: 0826114164
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Springer Pub Co

Summary

Pace Univ., New York, NY. A compilation of articles focusing on point/counterpoint arguments and opinions on various visions and issues of concern in nursing. Contributions are taken from Nursing Leadership Forum, and also cover the history and impact of nursing. Softcover. DNLM: Nursing--organization & administration--Collected works.

Table of Contents

Contributors	ix
Foreword	xi
Barbara Stevens Barnum
Introduction	xiii
Harriet R. Feldman
Part I: Point/Counterpoint on Contemporary Issues
Case Management: Is It Improving Health Outcomes?
Point	3	(4)
Dominick L. Flarey
Counterpoint	7	(4)
Lucille Lombardi Travis
Continuous Quality Improvement: Cult or Science?
Point	11	(4)
Janis P. Bellack
Counterpoint	15	(8)
Farrokh Alemi
Genetics Counseling: Should It Be a Basic Competency for Nurses?
Point	23	(5)
Constance Visovsky
Counterpoint	28	(5)
M. Linda Workman
The Shift of Acute Care From the Hospital to the Home: Is It a Good Trend?
Point	33	(4)
Christine A. Pierce
Counterpoint	37	(4)
Bette K. Idemoto
Holistic Care: Is It Feasible in Today's Health Care Environment?
Point	41	(8)
Barbara M. Dossey
Counterpoint	49	(6)
Kathy Kolcaba
Telehealth: Can Nursing Values Be Preserved?
Point	55	(3)
Josette Jones
Counterpoint	58	(5)
Shirley M. Moore
Building a Better Mousetrap: The Upside of Downsizing
Education	63	(8)
Cynthia Caroselli
Practice	71	(6)
Joanne Baggerly
Sharing the Vision: The Views From Nursing Management and Staff
Management	77	(5)
Tara A. Cortes
Staff	82	(7)
Cynthia Caroselli
Acute Care Nurse Practitioners: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
Point	89	(3)
Joan E. King
Counterpoint	92	(5)
Barbara J. Daly
Primary and Secondary Prevention: How Much a Part of Nursing?
Point	97	(7)
Nancy T. Artinian
Counterpoint	104	(5)
Kimberly Adams-Davis
Unlicensed Personnel: A Threat to Nursing and Patients?
Point	109	(5)
Darlene L. Cox
Counterpoint	114	(11)
Mary Jane Kalafut DiMattio
Part II: Interviews With Nursing Leaders
Elected and Appointed Public Officials
Interview With Imogene King, RN, EdD, FAAN	125	(12)
Sandra B. Lewenson
Interview With Diane O. McGivern, RN, FAAN	137	(14)
Barbara Stevens Barnum
Caregivers
Interview with Eugene Sawicki, RN, EdD, MDiv, JCL: When the Nurse Is a Priest	151	(8)
Barbara Stevens Barnum
Interview With Karen Soto, RN, BSN, and Rosalee Whyte, RN, BSN: The Challenge of Providing Nursing Care for the Dying	159	(14)
Barbara Stevens Barnum
Entrepreneur
Interview With Carolyn S. Zagury, MS, RN, CPC: Nurse Entrepreneur and Publisher	173	(12)
Barbara Stevens Barnum
Educator / Administrator
Interview With Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz, EdD, RN	185	(8)
Sandra B. Lewenson
Historian
Interview With Joan Lynaugh, RN, FAAN	193	(14)
Sandra B. Lewenson
Index	207