Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application

Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing: Theory and Application
ISBN-10
039755236X
ISBN-13
9780397552368
Series
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
Category
Medical / Nursing / Management & Leadership
Pages
563
Language
English
Published
1996
Publisher
Lippincott
Authors
Bessie L. Marquis, Carol Jorgensen Huston

Description

Now in its Fifth Edition, this foremost leadership and management text incorporates application with theory and emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. More than 225 case studies and learning exercises promote critical thinking and interactive discussion. This edition includes 46 new case studies in settings such as acute care, ambulatory care, long-term care, and community health. The book addresses timely nursing leadership and management issues, such as leadership development, staffing, delegation, ethics and law, organizational, political, and personal power, management and technology, and more. Web links and learning exercises appear in each chapter. An Instructor's CD-ROM includes a testbank and PowerPoint slides.

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