Nursing Leadership and Management: Concepts and Practice - Softcover

F.A. Davis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0803606095 ISBN 13: 9780803606098

Publisher: F.A. Davis, 2000

Synopsis

This popular book provides a strong foundation in leadership and management for students and nurses practicing in today's changing health care environment. The role of the nurse professional as leader and manager in acute care, community, and long-term settings is examined. KEY FEATURES *Expanded coverage of changes in the health-care delivery system, including new approaches to the delivery of nursing care *Content on career development, ethics, cultural diversity, and other workplace issues; also includes management information on such issues as latex allergy, violence, and drug-resistant hospital-acquired infections *Chapter on informatics *Discussion of the influence of economics on health-care delivery *Discussion of the influence of changes in the demographics in the workplace covers topics such as cultural diversity, changes in families, and information on gender differences in communication *Case studies in each chapter illustrate real-life situations to stimulate critical thinking *Test Yourself allows the reader to assess and identify how much information he/she has about the topic from personal life experience *Perspectives present alternative, possibly controversial concepts, illustrating what has happened to a particular person or organization by using the principles described in the text *Quotes highlight helpful hints, interesting facts, and notable quotes *Key terms are in bold and highlighted in the sentence in which they are defined

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Synopsis

This new edition has expanded coverage of changes in the health care delivery system, including nursing care. There is also new content on career development, ethics, cultural diversity and management information on issues including latex allergy, violence and hospital infections. The influence of changes in the demographics in the workplace on management is discussed: topics include cultural diversity, changes in families and gender in communication. There is a case study for each chapter, illustrating a real-life situation and intended to stimulate critical thinking. There are also three new features: "Test Yourself", which appears at the beginning of each chapter and allows the reader to assess and identify how much information he or she has about the topic from personal life experience; "Consider This", which appears throughout the text, presenting alternative and possibly controversial items by illustrating what has happened to a particular person or organization by using the principles described; and "Notes and Quotes", which highlight helpful hints, interesting facts and notable quotes.

Edition details

• Publisher: F.A. Davis
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0803606095
• ISBN 13: 9780803606098
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 500