Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management

by Tappen, Ruth M.; Weiss, Sally A.; Whitehead, Diane K.

• ISBN13: 9780803611245
• ISBN10: 0803611242
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-08-01
• Publisher: F a Davis Co

Summary

Focuses on preparing to assume the role as a significant member of the health-care team and manager of care and is designed to help transition to professional nursing practice. Emphasizes theoretical concepts of leadership and management and how to apply them to the clinical setting. Discusses followership as an active dynamic role with responsibilities in the leadership chapter. Gives self-assessment worksheets to help identify personal strengths and weaknesses and past experiences to help relate theory to actual clinical practice.

Table of Contents

UNIT I Leading and Managing	1	(72)
CHAPTER 1 Keys to Effective Leadership and Management	3	(16)
CHAPTER 2 Getting People to Work Together	19	(14)
CHAPTER 3 Giving and Receiving Feedback	33	(14)
CHAPTER 4 Dealing with Problems and Conflicts	47	(14)
CHAPTER 5 People and the Process of Change	61	(12)
UNIT II Working Within the Organization	73	(132)
CHAPTER 6 Organizations, Power, and Empowerment	75	(16)
CHAPTER 7 Delegation of Client Care	91	(16)
CHAPTER 8 Managing Client Care	107	(30)
CHAPTER 9 Time Management	137	(14)
CHAPTER 10 Work-Related Stress and Burnout	151	(24)
CHAPTER 11 The Workplace	175	(30)
UNIT III Professional Issues	205	(122)
CHAPTER 12 Nursing Practice and the Law	207	(16)
CHAPTER 13 Questions of Values and Ethics	223	(18)
CHAPTER 14 Historic Leaders in Nursing	241	(16)
CHAPTER 15 Your Nursing Career	257	(26)
CHAPTER 16 Nursing Today	283	(28)
CHAPTER 17 Looking to the Future	311	(16)
APPENDICES
1 Code of Ethics for Nurses	327	(4)
2 Standards Published by American Nurses Association	331	(2)
3 National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (N-OADN) Resolution: Differentiated Nursing Practice	333	(2)
4 Guidelines for the Registered Nurse in Giving, Accepting or Rejecting a Work Assignment	335	(8)
INDEX	343