Nursing Leadership and Management : Concepts and Practice

by Tappen, Ruth M.

• ISBN13: 9780803606098
• ISBN10: 0803606095
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

This popular book provides a strong foundation in leadership and management for students and nurses practicing in today's changing health care environment. The role of the nurse professional as leader and manager in acute care, community, and long-term settings is examined. "Nursing Leadership and Management: Concepts and Practice is an easy-to-read, simplistic yet comprehensive book that offers a wealth of knowledge." -- SCI Nursing, Volume 18, Number 1, Spring 2001

Table of Contents

UNIT I INTRODUCTION	1	(50)
Studying Leadership and Management	3	(15)
Conceptual Base for Leadership and Management	18	(33)
UNIT II LEADERSHIP IN NURSING	51	(168)
Components of Effective Leadership	53	(23)
Advanced Communication Skills: Conflict and Negotiation	76	(14)
Dynamics of Working Groups and Teams	90	(31)
Leading Workplace Meetings	121	(28)
Diversity in the Workplace	149	(16)
Time Management	165	(17)
Critically Reflective Thinking and Problem Solving	182	(13)
Leading Change	195	(24)
UNIT III NURSING MANAGEMENT	219	(128)
Components of Effective Management	220	(21)
Directing and Organizing Patient Care	241	(31)
Individual Evaluation Procedures	272	(23)
Managing a Budget	295	(17)
Informatics and Nursing Management	312	(14)
Project Planning and Evaluation	326	(21)
UNIT IV THE WORKPLACE	347	(142)
Organizational Dynamics	349	(26)
Workplace Health and Safety	375	(17)
Quality Improvement	392	(21)
Workplace Ethics	413	(22)
Power, Empowerment, and Political Influence	435	(36)
Political and Economic Context of Health Care	471	(18)
UNIT V CAREER DEVELOPMENT	489	(26)
Leadership Aspects of Career Development	491	(24)
Index	515