Leadership and Management for Nurses: Core Competencies for Quality Care: United States Edition - Softcover

Finkelman, Anita

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132137712 ISBN 13: 9780132137713

Publisher: Pearson, 2011

Synopsis

This completely revised text offers a current perspective on leadership and management in nursing, and gives nurses a thorough understanding of what it takes to lead in delivering quality health care. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN NURSING, 2/e reflects the Institute of Medicine’s influential framework, emphasizing five core competencies: providing patient-centered care; working in interdisciplinary teams; employing evidence-based practice; applying quality improvement; and utilizing informatics. Updated throughout, it contains a new chapter on evidence-based practice and management; expanded coverage of quality improvement; new Evidence for Effective Leadership and Management features; innovative “Application to Your Unit” features; coverage of healthcare reform; expanded activities and resources; improved and streamlined organization; an integrated and expanded glossary; and much more.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Anita Finkelman’s Leadership in Management in Nursing, 2e takes a unique approach; its perspective concentrates on what nurses and nurse managers need to know in order to ensure that care is patient-centered and provided by effective care teams. The second edition of Leadership and Management in Nursing features a greater emphasis on the importance of the Institute of Medicine’s recommendations and their impact on nurses and nursing education. This new edition is split into three sections; the first focuses on basic leadership and management concepts. The second focuses on the five core competencies in relationship to leadership and management; and the final section contains content on how to facilitate professional success.  

 

New to this Edition: 

• Each chapter includes Instituteof Medicine content and recommendations to provide quality care in all health-care settings
• New and updated features–including end-of-chapter ‘wrap-ups’, critical thinking activities, references, and internet resources
• New chapter that focuses on the core competency of evidence-based practice 

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

MyNursingKit (www.mynursingkit.com) Teaching and learning resources for students and faculty, offering review questions, student activities, and much more.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0132137712
• ISBN 13: 9780132137713
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 552