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  • Nursing Delegation and Management of Patient Care

    • 3rd Edition
    • April 29, 2022
    • Kathleen Motacki + 1 more
    • 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 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.
  • Burnout in Nursing: Causes, Management, and Future Directions, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 57-1
    • March 3, 2022
    • George A. Zangaro + 2 more
    • English
    In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.
  • Be a Leader in Nursing

    A Practical Guide for Nursing Students
    • 1st Edition
    • February 24, 2022
    • Heather Henry
    • English
    Nursing leadership is now regarded as a core competency to improve clinical outcomes, and nurses need to develop leadership skills from the very start of their career. Be a Leader in Nursing provides a comprehensive, practical guide for nurses through their leadership journey.Written by practising nurse leader Heather Henry, the book focuses on real-world application of leadership models at all levels – from the first moments of a student placement to effective management roles later in a nurse’s career.The enjoyable and approachable text helps the reader to understand, recognize and practise leadership skills, making the book suitable for student nurses covering leadership as part of their curriculum as well as nurses already practising in the system. It will also be invaluable to instructors teaching leadership skills to nursing students.
  • Leading and Managing in Contemporary Health and Social Care

    • 1st Edition
    • January 18, 2022
    • Elizabeth Anne Rosser + 1 more
    • English
    An understanding of leadership and management theory and practice is integral to the success of a new generation of health and social care professionals, and managers of services. It is equally important for educators in the field. Leading and Managing in Contemporary Health and Social Care by Elizabeth Rosser and Cate Wood supports the development of all health and social care professionals as managers and leaders in today’s rapidly evolving environment. This new title addresses pertinent topics including: integration and enhancement of health and social care services; interprofessional working; the importance of a strong organizational culture; developing individual resilience; leading innovation; and practising successful project and financial management within global and culturally sensitive contexts. With a growing mandate for health and social care professionals to understand leadership and management within their organizations, and a strong appreciation of these skills by employers, this new book is an important contribution that students and educators alike will welcome.
  • Planificación de cuidados en enfermería basada en datos

    • 1st Edition
    • January 14, 2022
    • Evelyn Hovenga + 1 more
    • Spanish
    Obra basada en datos que presenta soluciones fundamentadas en la evidencia relativas a la dotación de personal y al uso de datos operativos que permitan a los servicios sanitarios aplicar estrategias para mejoar la atención al paciente y los resultados de la organizaciones. Se detalla cómo optimizar el uso de la informática para obtener, compartir, relacionar y procesar los datos obtenidos, y así proporcionar información en tiempo real a los responsables de la toma de decisiones a todos los niveles organizativos y formentar la colaboración y el uso óptimo de los recursos humanos y técnicos disponibles con el objeto de satisfacer las demandas de los servicios de salud. Presenta y analiza las evidencias obtenidas de casos clínicos reales de varios países. Ofrece distintas y detalladas perspectivas de la complejidad del sistema sanitario, orientadas a la mejora de la toma de decisiones. Muestra los vínculos existentes entre los datos de enfermería y su uso para la gestión de unos servicios sanitarios de la máxima eficacia. Esta obra consitituye un excelente recurso para estudiantes y graduados en infor´mática, enfermeras, personal de gerencia de enfermería y otros profesionales de la salud interesados en la enriquecedora aplicación de la informática para la mejora de los servicios de salud.
  • Obesity, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 56-4
    • November 10, 2021
    • Angela Golden
    • English
  • A Nurse's Survival Guide to Supervising and Assessing

    • 2nd Edition
    • September 22, 2021
    • Karen Elcock
    • English
    Are you supporting students in practice? This book provides an overview of the different approaches and summarises the key NMC Standards that you need to understand. You will follow the student's journey on placement starting from the preparation needed before they arrive through to the orientation, initial interview and planning of learning, plus how to provide feedback and ensure that your assessment is fair and objective. Some of the challenges you may face will be explored, along with approaches you can use to ensure successful outcomes.  This is an indispensable handbook for: both new and experienced nurses seeking practical advice academic staff who prepare and support practice supervisors and assessors students undertaking modules on teaching and learning in practice
  • Best Practices in Nursing, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 56-3
    • August 10, 2021
    • Erica L. Stone
    • English
    In this issue of Nursing Clinics, guest editor Erica L. Stone brings her considerable expertise to the topic of best practices in nursing.
  • Prescripción temporal de cuidados

    Un avance en la práctica enfermera
    • 1st Edition
    • June 15, 2021
    • Loreto Maciá Soler
    • Spanish
    Cuidados de Salud Avanzados es una colección de monografías dirigida a profesionales de la salud y estudiantes de grado, máster y doctorado dentro del ámbito de las ciencias de la salud. La colección de 2021 está centrada en los elementos clave para el desarrollo investigador en salud, como son las herramientas para la investigación recogidas en las monografías Práctica basada en la evidencia y Estadística aplicada a las ciencias de la salud, en las que los autores aportan actualizaciones de interés respecto de la edición anterior. Por otra parte, se incluye una monografía nueva relacionada con la práctica avanzada en enfermería desde la perspectiva de la prescripción de cuidados evaluables, es decir, con la temporalidad como eje del desarrollo investigador de enfermería desde la base del cuidado. Todas las monografías han sido dirigidas por profesionales de reconocido prestigio en su campo, que, a su vez, han constituido equipos de trabajo con expertos en cada área, permitiendo que la colección sea una referencia de consulta y apoyo docente y profesional en el entorno de las ciencias de la salud y, en particular, en el ámbito de la enfermería.
  • Sleep Disorders, An Issue of Nursing Clinics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 56-2
    • May 31, 2021
    • Shameka L. Cody
    • English
    In this issue of Nursing Clinics, guest editor Shameka Cody brings her considerable expertise to the topic of Sleep Disorders.