
Yoder-Wise's Leading and Managing in Nursing: First South Asia Edition
- 1st Edition - January 12, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- Editors: Latha Venkatesan, Milan Tirwa
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 6 4 3 - 5
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 8 1 - 3 1 2 - 5 6 4 4 - 2
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Request a sales quoteIn the dynamic and ever-changing healthcare landscape of South Asia, effective leadership and management in nursing are crucial. The unique demands of this region require a specialized approach that bridges the gap between international nursing practices and regional requirements. This adaptation seeks to empower nurses to provide care of the highest quality and to lead with unwavering confidence. By harmonizing the roles and responsibilities of nurses in South Asia, this resource aims to inspire devoted nurses to overcome challenges encountered in healthcare settings. With the rich tapestry of cultures and traditions that characterize this region, this adaptation serves as a sincere endeavour to address the specific needs of the patients and healthcare systems. This title has been tailored to meet the requirements of nursing students enrolled in PG Nursing and Advanced Practice Nursing Course (ANP), aiming to enhance their leadership qualities as they assume managerial roles. It also serves as a useful reference for final-year UG Nursing students in developing a comprehensive understanding of Management and Leadership.
- Serves as a compass to guide the nurses towards the development of essential leadership skills that align with the ever-changing demands of healthcare institutions and organizations.
- Illuminates the unique roles played by national regulatory bodies and national-level nursing associations.
- Covers all the important aspects of Nursing management with the latest updates.
- Flowsheets and diagrams make it simpler and easier to comprehend.
- The Challenge opens each chapter with a real-world scenario in which practising nurse leaders/managers offer personal stories, encouraging you to think about how you would handle the situation.
- The Solution closes each chapter with an effective method to handle the real-life situation presented in The Challenge, demonstrating the ins and outs of problem-solving in practice.
- Tips for Leading, Managing, and Following offer practical guidelines for applying the information in each chapter.
- Next-Generation NCLEX® case studies familiarize you with these new testing items for the NGN exam.
- AACN Essentials Core Competencies for Nursing Education outlines the necessary curriculum content and expected competencies of nursing graduates.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Editors’ message to our readers
- Contributors
- Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Acknowledgments (First South Asia Edition)
- Preface
- Preface (First South Asia Edition)
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- Part 1. Overview
- 1. Leading, managing, and following
- Introduction
- The context of leading, managing, and following in healthcare
- Leading, managing, and following theories
- Comparison of leading, managing, and following in healthcare
- Future implications
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for leading, managing, and following
- References
- 2. Quality and safety
- Introduction
- Integration of quality and safety in healthcare
- Classic reports and key agencies that advance quality and safety
- Quality management in healthcare
- Customers
- The quality improvement process
- Audit
- Quality assurance
- Risk management
- Impact of cultural concepts and principles on quality and safety
- Dealing effectively with cultural diversity
- Implications in the workplace
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for promoting quality and safety
- References
- 3. Ethical and legal issues in nursing
- Introduction
- Professional nursing practice: Nurse practice acts
- Nursing as a profession
- The Indian Nursing Council and its act
- State nursing council and its role
- Negligence and medical malpractice
- Informed consent
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Policies and procedures
- Employment laws
- Professional nursing practice: Ethics
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- The evidence
- Tips for incorporating legal and ethical issues in practice settings
- References
- 4. Toward justice
- Introduction
- Social determinants of health (SDH)
- Social policies aimed at reducing health disparities
- Progress toward achieving health equity
- Implicit bias
- Impact of health disparities on healthcare workers of color
- Current initiatives to reach health equity among patients and staff
- Concepts of culture
- Leininger’s theory of transcultural nursing care
- Impact of diversity in healthcare
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Tips for practice/best practices
- References
- 5. Healthy workplaces, healthy workforce
- Introduction
- Healthy healthcare workplace
- Impact of unhealthy healthcare workplaces and workforces
- Factors that contribute to unhealthy work environments
- Responses to unhealthy work environments
- Developing a healthy work environment in healthcare
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practice
- Tips for self-management
- References
- 6. Translating research into practice
- Introduction
- Making practice improvements
- The relationship between research and evidence
- From using research to evidence-based practice
- The evidence-based practice movement
- Comparative effectiveness research
- Practice-based evidence
- Participatory action research
- Quality improvement
- Evaluating evidence
- Assessing for applicability to practice
- Translation science
- Organizational strategies to embed evidence-based practice into organizations
- Issues for nurse leaders and managers
- Collaboration
- Preparation for evidence-based practice
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for developing skill in using evidence and translating research into practice
- References
- Part 2. Know yourself
- 7. Gaining personal insight: Being an effective follower and leader
- Introduction
- Differences between leading and following
- Leader–follower relationship
- The core of being a leader
- Gaining insight into self
- Becoming an authentic leader
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices for effective following and leading
- Tips for effective following and leading
- References
- 8. Communication and conflict
- Introduction
- Effective communication within healthcare settings
- Types of conflict
- Stages of conflict
- Categories of conflict
- Modes of conflict management
- Differences in conflict-handling styles among nurses
- The role of the leader
- Managing incivility, lateral violence, and bullying
- Critical thinking
- Problem-solving and decision-making
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for effective communication and addressing conflict
- References
- Part 3. Know the organization
- 9. Healthcare organizations and structures
- Introduction
- Characteristics and types of organizations
- Integration
- Acquisitions and mergers
- Theoretical perspectives
- Nursing role and function changes
- Categories of nursing personnel including job description of all levels
- Organizational climate
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for healthcare organizations
- References
- 10. Person-centered care
- Introduction
- History of person-centered care in nursing
- Biases impacting person-centered care
- Person-centered care—why now?
- Initiatives to deliver person-centered care
- Challenges in the delivery of person-centered care
- Patient engagement
- Key features in the delivery of person-centered care
- Synthesis and application
- Concepts and theories of organization
- Review of channel of communication
- Human relations
- Public relations in context of nursing
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- References
- 11. Staffing and scheduling
- Introduction
- The staffing process
- Why safe staffing matters
- Staff development
- Job description of the nursing personnel in the clinical bedside nursing
- Organizational climate
- Stress management
- Conflict management: Principles and application to critical care environment
- Effective time management
- Complex factors in healthcare influencing patient outcomes
- Supplemental (agency or contract) staff and float pools
- Organizational factors that affect staffing plans
- Scheduling
- Evaluating unit staffing and productivity
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for staffing and scheduling
- References
- 12. Workforce engagement through collective action and governance
- Introduction
- Culture and structural frame
- Healthy work environment
- Workplace advocacy, engagement, and empowerment
- Professional practice responsibility
- Magnet® and pathway to excellence® recognition
- Collective action, collective bargaining, and unionization in nursing
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for workforce engagement and collective action
- References
- 13. Solving problems and influencing positive outcomes
- Introduction
- Problem-solving
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for solving problems and influencing positive outcomes
- References
- 14. Delegating: Authority, accountability, and responsibility in delegation decisions
- Introduction
- Definitions
- Assignment versus delegation
- Historical perspective
- National guidelines for nursing delegation
- Effective communication: An essential competency for successful delegation
- Delegation and the decision-making process in nursing
- Organizational and individual accountability
- Legal authority to delegate
- Learning how to delegate: Different strategies for success
- Conclusion
- Reflection
- Best practices
- Tips for delegation
- References
- 15. Effecting change, large and small
- Introduction
- Strategic planning
- Reasons for strategic planning
- The nature of change
- The change process
- People and change
- Context and change
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for leading change
- References
- 16. Building effective teams
- Introduction
- Groups and teams
- Group dynamics
- Creating effective teams
- Key concepts of teams
- Issues that affect team functioning
- Interprofessional teams
- The value of team building
- The role of leadership
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for team building
- References
- Part 4. Use your skills
- 17. The impact of technology
- Introduction
- Types of technologies
- Knowledge technology
- Information systems
- Nursing informatics
- Patient safety
- Safely implementing health information technology
- Implications for practice
- Future trends and professional issues
- Telehealth
- Professional, ethical nursing practice and new technologies
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practice
- Tips for managing information and technology
- References
- 18. Artificial intelligence
- Introduction
- Nursing’s relationship with technology—current day
- Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom
- Data, information, knowledge, and wisdom—in the future
- What is artificial intelligence?
- What is process automation?
- What will nursing leadership need to look like in an automated and ai-infused work environment?
- Conclusion
- Reflection
- Best practices
- Tips to prepare for the coming of artificial intelligence in nursing
- References
- 19. Managing costs and budgets
- Introduction
- What escalates healthcare costs
- How healthcare is financed
- Healthcare reimbursement
- The changing healthcare economic environment
- Why profit is necessary
- Understanding what is required to remain financially sound
- Budgets
- Budgeting and management of human resources in critical care unit
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for managing costs and budgets
- References
- 20. Selecting, developing, and evaluating staff
- Introduction
- Roles in an organization
- Selection of staff
- Developing staff
- Performance appraisals
- Coaching
- Maintenance of discipline
- Competency mapping
- Educating patients and staff in the critical care setting
- Team building, motivating, and mentoring within ICU setup
- Conclusion
- Reflection
- Best practices
- Tips for selecting, developing, and evaluating staff
- References
- 21. Managing personal and personnel problems
- Introduction
- Personal/personnel problems
- Documentation
- Progressive discipline
- Termination
- Concepts and theories of motivation
- Concepts and steps of motivation
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips in the documentation of problems
- References
- Part 5. Prepare for the future
- 22. Role transition
- Introduction
- Types of roles
- Roles: The abc’s of understanding roles
- Role transition process
- Strategies to promote role transition
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for role transition
- References
- 23. Managing your career
- Introduction
- What is a career?
- Career framework
- Career construction
- Implications for practice
- Career advancement
- Contributing to scholarly activities and research
- Competency-based education and outcome-based education
- Career marketing strategies
- Interview topics and questions
- Evaluate and negotiate an offer
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for successful career management
- References
- 24. Developing leaders, managers, and followers
- Introduction
- The definition of management
- What is a leader?
- The practice of leadership
- Authentic leadership
- Barriers to leadership and false assumptions
- Mentoring and coaching
- Building a healthy work environment
- Nurse manager role and the intergenerational workforce
- Quality indicators
- Managed care and case management
- Advocacy roles
- Communication with family of critically ill patients
- Budgeting and finance
- Follower as nurse leader
- Nurse manager as leader
- Nurse executive as leader
- Leadership within professional organizations
- Leadership in the community
- Leadership through appointed and elected office
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- The evidence
- Tips for growth as a follower
- Tips for a new manager
- Tips for becoming a leader
- References
- 25. Thriving for the future
- Introduction
- 2021, a year of redirection
- Leadership demands for the future
- Leadership strengths for the future
- Visioning, forecasting, and innovating
- The wise forecast model©
- Shared vision
- Projections for the future
- How do we prepare for the future?
- Conclusion
- Reflections
- Best practices
- Tips for thriving in the future
- References
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 12, 2024
- Imprint: Elsevier India
- No. of pages: 720
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9788131256435
- eBook ISBN: 9788131256442