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Books in Nursing leadership and management

  • Leading with Mastery and Heart

    The Coaching Companion for Thriving Nurse Leaders
    • 1st Edition
    • Catherine Robinson-Walker
    • English
    Leading with Mastery and Heart: The Coaching Companion for Thriving Nurse Leaders provides expert, on-the-spot coaching for nurses who lead. Content centers on topic-specific columns that feature an easy-to-read, personable writing style not found in any other leadership title. Just a few of the hot topics covered in this collection are: how to stay centered and positive in the midst of highly stressful situations; how to manage resistance and negativity; how to provide inspiration along with direction; and how to combat limiting circumstances and beliefs. With its wealth of proven, real-world advice, Leading with Mastery and Heart: The Coaching Companion for Thriving Nurse Leaders is perfect for any current or aspiring nurse manager or executive looking to quickly and effectively hone their leadership skills.

  • Gestión de los cuidados enfermeros y liderazgo

    • 6th Edition
    • Diane Huber
    • Spanish
    Obra que proporciona tanto una introducción amplia a este campo así como un resumen de la base de conocimiento y las habilidades relacionadas con el liderazgo y la gestión de enfermería. Presenta una fusión de práctica y teoría que abre nuevas perspectivas mediante la explicación de la intersección de los cuidados de enfermería con el liderazgo de las personas y la gestión de organizaciones y sistemas. Tiene un doble objetivo que consiste en diferenciar con claridad las perspectivas tradicionales de liderazgo y gestión, y relacionarlas de forma integrada con las tendencias actuales en enfermería y las aplicaciones prácticas. El contenido de esta sexta edición se ha reorganizado y actualizado para integrar los temas de liderazgo y gestión con las competencias de liderazgo ejecutivo en enfermería de la American Organization on Nurse Executives (AONE). Está diseñada para cubrir las necesidades de los profesionales y estudiantes de enfermería que busquen una base sobre los principios de liderazgo y coordinación de los servicios de enfermería en relación con los cuidados de los pacientes, los compañeros, los superiores y los subordinados.

  • Quality Improvement, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 54-1
    • Treasa "Susie" Leming-Lee + 1 more
    • English
    With collaboration of Dr. Steve Krau, Consulting Editor, Drs. Leming-Lee and Watters have created an issue that provides state-of-the-art content on quality improvement. Top authors have contributed clinical reviews on the following topics: Quality improvement: Application of evidence-based practice; The application of the Virginia Mason production system to improve large scale quality outcomes in an acute care hospital; The application of the Toyota production system Lean 5S methodology in the operating room setting; Chart it to stop it: A quality improvement project to increase the reporting of workplace aggression; Reducing pressure injuries in the pediatric intensive care unit; Improving stress-induced hyperglycemic management in the ICU setting; Evaluation of telemetry utilization on medical-surgical floors; Implementation of a nurse-driven CAUTI prevention protocol; A quality improvement project to test the effectiveness of a patient-centered pathway and discharge tool on heart failure patient engagement; Diabetes self-management education provision by an interprofessional collaborative team: A quality improvement project; Increasing effective patient-triage nurse communication using a targeted history question; and Barriers to the implementation of pediatric overweight and obesity guidelines in a school-based health center. Nurses will come away with the current information they need to improve patient outcomes.

  • A Nurse's Survival Guide to Leadership and Management on the Ward

    • 3rd Edition
    • Brian Dolan + 1 more
    • English
    When you become a ward or unit manager, sister or charge nurse, your responsibilities change and you need a very different set of skills compared to your previous roles. You are now required to manage a team of staff with a set budget and are responsible for maintaining an environment in which people can work well. This book will help you to: Identify your responsibilities and best approaches as a manager to provide patients with a high standard of care through your staff; Read through examples, suggestions and tips following a highly practical approach; Manage your staff, time and budget; Create a positive work environment; Features: Completely updated and revised content written by well-known authors with extensive experience in the field; New sections on responsible use of social media, working with different generations in the workplace; how to make an impact, taking care of yourself etc. Leading teams in the context of enduring financial and staffing constraints Part of the A Nurse’s Survival Guide series.

  • Leading and Managing in Nursing

    • 7th Edition
    • Patricia S. Yoder-Wise
    • English
    Help students prepare for the NCLEX® and their transition to practice! Organized around the issues in today's constantly changing healthcare environment Leading and Managing in Nursing, 7th Edition, offers an innovative approach to leading and managing by merging theory, research, and practical application. This cutting-edge text includes coverage of patient safety, consumer relationships, cultural diversity, resource management delegation, and communication. In addition, it provides just the right amount of information to equip students with the tools they need to master leadership and management, which will better prepare them for clinical practice.

  • Syndromes in Organ Failure, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 53-3
    • Benjamin A Smallheer
    • English
    With collaboration of Dr. Stephen Krau, Consulting Editor, Dr. Benjamin Smallheer has created an issue of Nursing Clinics that provides a unique look at syndromes that cause organ failure or dysfunction. Expert authors contributed clinical reviews with up-to-date content in the following areas: Hyperglycemic Syndromes; Immunocompromised/Au... Syndromes; Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome; Fat Embolism Syndrome; Generalized Pain Syndromes; Malabsorptive syndromes; Munchausen/Munchause... by Proxy Syndrome ; Pickwickian Syndrome; Adrenal Syndromes; Male & Female Hypogonadism; Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; Chest pain Syndromes (non-cardiac); Restless Leg syndrome; Degenerative/Debilit... Neurologic Syndromes; and Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity Syndrome. Readers will come away with the clinical knowledge they need to improve patient outcomes.

  • Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives

    • 5th Edition
    • Cheryl Jones + 3 more
    • English
    Learn how financial management fits into the healthcare organization. Financial Management for Nurse Managers and Executives, 5th Edition covers the latest accounting and financial management practices distinctly from the nurse manager’s point of view. Topics include how financial management fits into the health care organization, financial accounting, cost analysis, planning and control management of the organization’s financial resources, various management tools, and the future of financial management with respect to healthcare reform and international accounting standards. This new edition includes updated information on the Affordable Care Act, Accountable Care Organizations, Value Based Payment, and Team and Population Based Care.

  • Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Health Care

    • 1st Edition
    • Margaret Slusser + 3 more
    • English
    Health care is a team effort, so why keep training for solo sprints? Introducing Foundations of Interprofessional Collaborative Practice in Health Care - a unique new textbook that will equip you to become an effective member of interprofessional healthcare teams. This completely new textbook is the first on the market to introduce the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC, 2011, 2016) Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice and to provide practice in applying these competencies to everyday practice. Expertly written by an interprofessional team for a wide variety of health professions students, this textbook provides a solid foundation in the four Core Competencies: Values and Ethics for Interprofessional Practice, Roles and Responsibilities, Interprofessional Communication, and Teams and Teamwork. It then elaborates each Core Competency by defining and describing each Sub-Competency. With a variety of interactive Case Studies, Caselets, and Exemplar Case Studies, it then illustrates the contributions and interconnectedness of each provider’s role to demonstrate how Core Competencies would be applied and put into action for improved patient outcomes.

  • Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care

    • 2nd Edition
    • Kathleen Motacki + 1 more
    • English
    With a strong focus on the key areas included on the NCLEX-RN Exam’s "management of care" section, Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care, 2nd Edition prepares you to successfully prioritize, assign, and delegate nursing care to other members of the health care team. It provides the latest information on the roles and responsibilities of the staff nurse related to the management of patient care, the core competencies required of the nurse caring for patients, as well as a wide range of leadership and management concepts nurses need to confidently manage patients within a hospital unit. This new edition is organized according to the new 2014 Magnet Standards of Practice to help you learn the skills and competencies magnet status hospitals require when hiring nurses.

  • PROP - Quality and Safety in Nursing and Health Care - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

    • 1st Edition
    • Medtech
    • English