Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care
- 3rd Edition - June 27, 2022
- Latest edition
- Authors: Kathleen Motacki, Kathleen Burke
- Language: English
What makes a good nurse leader or patient care manager? Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to the skill… Read more
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What makes a good nurse leader or patient care manager? Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 3rd Edition provides a comprehensive, evidence-based guide to the skills and competencies you need to lead effectively. Coverage includes a wide range of management concepts, such as prioritization, delegation, and care management in a hospital setting. To prepare you for today’s healthcare challenges, the book helps you master the staff nurse’s role in human resource management, relationship management, diversity, and shared decision making. From noted educators Kathleen Motacki and Kathleen Burke, this text prepares you for success on the Next Generation NCLEX® exam and helps you meet the job requirements of magnet-status hospitals.
- Comprehensive coverage addresses the roles and responsibilities of the manager of patient care position, core competencies required of nurses caring for patients, and a wide range of management concepts that new nurses need to know before they enter practice
- Strong focus on "management of care" includes areas in which you will be tested on the NCLEX-RN® examination, such as prioritization, delegation, and assignment
- Clinical Corner and Evidence-Based Practice boxes include real-world tips and advice on patient or client management, as well as current research and best practices
- NCLEX® Examination Questions at the end of each chapter help you review important content
- Learning features in each chapter include objectives, key terms, critical thinking case scenarios, and application exercises
- Expert author team represents years of teaching experience in nursing leadership and management
Undergraduate nursing students
SECTION 1 Transformational Leadership
1. Leadership and Management
2. Organizational Structure of Health Care
3. Strategic Management and Planning
4. Financial Management in Health Care
5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies
NGN-NCLEX® Section 1 Review
SECTION 2 Structural Empowerment
6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance
7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy
8. Communication in the Work Environment
9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace
NGN-NCLEX® Review
SECTION 3 Exemplary Professional Practice
10. Professional Development
11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models
12. Staffing and Scheduling
13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks
14. Providing Competent Staff
15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes
16. Ethical and Legal Issues in Patient Care
NGN-NCLEX® Review
SECTION 4 New Knowledge, Innovations and Improvements
17. Improving Organizational Performance
18. Evidence-Based Practice
19. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement
NGN-NCLEX® Section 4 Review
SECTION 5 Congratulations
20. New Graduates: The Immediate Future:Job Interviewing, NCLEX®, and Continuing Education
NGN-NCLEX® Section 5 Review
Index
1. Leadership and Management
2. Organizational Structure of Health Care
3. Strategic Management and Planning
4. Financial Management in Health Care
5. Health Care Regulatory and Certifying Agencies
NGN-NCLEX® Section 1 Review
SECTION 2 Structural Empowerment
6. Organizational Decision Making and Shared Governance
7. Professional Decision Making and Advocacy
8. Communication in the Work Environment
9. Personnel Policies and Programs in the Workplace
NGN-NCLEX® Review
SECTION 3 Exemplary Professional Practice
10. Professional Development
11. Professional Practice and Care Delivery Models and Emerging Practice Models
12. Staffing and Scheduling
13. Delegation of Nursing Tasks
14. Providing Competent Staff
15. Group Management for Effective Outcomes
16. Ethical and Legal Issues in Patient Care
NGN-NCLEX® Review
SECTION 4 New Knowledge, Innovations and Improvements
17. Improving Organizational Performance
18. Evidence-Based Practice
19. Monitoring Outcomes and the Use of Data for Improvement
NGN-NCLEX® Section 4 Review
SECTION 5 Congratulations
20. New Graduates: The Immediate Future:Job Interviewing, NCLEX®, and Continuing Education
NGN-NCLEX® Section 5 Review
Index
“…an excellent primer of how nursing services and patient care are organized in the healthcare system. It covers everything from leadership foundations to organization of care delivery to legal and regulatory considerations in patient care…. This book aims to provide the required foundational knowledge of nursing management and leadership for new graduate nurses.... [and] provides just the right level of detail for a novice nurse to be successful in their transition to practice…. The book is structured to follow the Magnet model…. [A]n excellent book….[that] flows really well and is easy to follow.” — ©Doody’s Review Service, 2023, Carl Balcom, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FACHE (HCA Healthcare)
- Edition: 3
- Latest edition
- Published: June 27, 2022
- Language: English
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Kathleen Motacki
Affiliations and expertise
Nursing Faculty, Farleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ, USAKB
Kathleen Burke
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean of Nursing, School of Nursing, Ramapo College, Mahwah, NJ, USA