Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application /
Bessie L. Marquis, RN, MSN, Professor Emerita of Nursing, California State University, Chico, California, Carol J. Huston, RN, MSN, DPA, FAAN, Professor Emerita of Nursing, California State University, Chico, California
- Tenth edition
- xxvii, 747 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning: requisites for successful leadership and management -- Classical views of leadership and management -- Twenty-first-century thinking about leadership and management -- Ethical issues -- Legal and legislative issues -- Patient, subordinate, workplace, and professional advocacy -- Organizational planning -- Planned change -- Time management -- Fiscal planning and health-care reimbursement -- Career planning and development in nursing -- Organizational structure -- Organizational, political, and personal power -- Organizing patient care -- Employee recruitment, selection, placement, and indoctrination -- Educating and socializing staff in a learning organization -- Staffing needs and scheduling policies -- Creating a motivating climate -- Organizational, interpersonal, and group communication in team building -- Delegation -- Conflict, workplace violence, and negotiation -- Collective bargaining, unionization, and employment laws -- Quality control in creating a culture of patient safety -- Performance appraisal -- Problem employees : rule breakers, marginal employees, and the chemically or psychologically impaired
"Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing emphasizes the symbiotic elements of leadership and management. All professional nurses today face limited resources and emerging technologies, and this book prepares students through up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of leadership and management concepts, ranging from managing conflict and working collaboratively to organizing patient care and staffing. Benefiting students who often have limited opportunities to observe high-performing middle- and top-level managers in practice, a variety of real-world scenarios are featured throughout and provide opportunities for hands-on learning"--