This comprehensive text explores the philosophy that all nurses are leaders who use creative decision making, entrepreneurship, and life-long learning to create a work environment that is efficient, cost-effective, and committed to quality care. Broad and comprehensive coverage encompasses leadership and management theories and processes by synthesizing information from nursing, health care, general administration and management, and leadership literature. Activities teach them how to research decision-making data (participatory action research process) and analyze and make reliable choices in managing their work environment. Theory-based, scholarly yet practical, this is the most comprehensive and engaging baccalaureate text on the market.
Focuses on creating leadership opportunities and creative solutions using information technology.
"The authors of this book are innovators, strategists, provocateurs, transformational leaders, and compassionate clinicians.
Previously, Dr. Brennan served as executive vice president and chief medical officer of Aetna, Inc., from 2006 through 2008. From 2000 through 2006, he was president and chief executive officer of Brigham and Women's Physicians ...
This new edition focuses on preparing your students to assume the role as a significant member of the health-care team and manager of care, and is designed to help your students transition to professional nursing practice.
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This newly revised edition of Nursing Leadership and amp; Management is a dynamic and insightful presentation of the leadership and management issues most important to today's nursing leaders. Rooted in...
As health-care organizations are faced with increasing demands for quality, as well as pressure to control costs and increase productivity, effective team building is an optimum strategy to meet these mandates.
This valuable new edition: Includes new and up-to-date information from national and state health care and nursing organizations, as well as new chapters on the historical context of nursing leadership and management and the organization of ...
Whitehead (nursing, Nova Southeastern U.) et al. provide a guide to help new graduates make the transition to professional nursing practice. They focus on the knowledge and skills needed by...
Research Notes in each chapter summarize relevant nursing leadership and management studies and show how research findings can be applied in practice.