Description |
1 online resource (xxiii, 287 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
The three Cs: collaboration, communication, and cooperation -- The organization : shifting authority and communication from top down to patient centered -- Leadership/management-can you tell them apart? -- Labor and management : need not be adversarial -- Personality traits--the keys to the kingdom -- Bridging the cultural divide -- Spirituality and nursing : challenges, dilemmas, and occasional successes / Barbara Stevens Barnum -- Grief : part of the human condition -- Ethics, morality, critical thinking, and use and abuse of power : are there missing links? -- The epilogue--nursing : what it is and what it should be |
Summary |
"Dr. Forman's book is revolutionary and courageous in that it brings to light negative issues that exist in nursing management and patient care ... Her use of plain, day-to-day language and methods will ultimately bring reform to health care at the bedside."--Deborah M. Tascone. MS RN Regional Executive Director North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System |
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Too often, both nurses and patients witness major breakdowns in the health care Too communication, unrealistic nurse-patient ratios, tension among staff, abuse of authority, and most importantly, managers drawn away from patients due to administrative duties. This inspiring guide presents engaging, real-life stories of nurses, managers, and leaders who have experienced failures of the system firsthand, and have been motivated to critically examine, address, and resolve them |
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This collection of narratives includes practical methods, models, and strategies that nurses can apply to enhance and expand their own practices. Readers will gain a wealth of insight on how to overcome narrow-mindedness and egocentrism, to improve their management, leadership. communication, and organizational skills, and ultimately to bring real reform to health care practices and patient care |
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Presents stories of actual management issues and how nurse leaders/managers, nursing staff, and patients have handled them |
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Identifies harmful trends in the health care system that can be analyzed and remedied |
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Encourages nurse managers to shift the prevailing system-centered orientation to one that is patient-centered |
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Provides a phenomenologically based leadership/management model for resolving nursing issues institutionally and individually |
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An engaging. enjoyable read, this book will empower readers to dramatically transform the health care system at large. --Book Jacket |
Analysis |
patientcentreret pleje |
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ledelse |
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patient-sygeplejerske samspillet |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Nursing services -- Administration.
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Leadership.
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Nurse and patient.
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Nursing.
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Nurse administrators.
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Leadership
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Nursing
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Nurse Administrators
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Patient-Centered Care -- organization & administration
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Nursing, Supervisory
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Nurse-Patient Relations
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nursing (health science)
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Management & Leadership.
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Nursing
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Nurse administrators
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Leadership
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Nurse and patient
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Nursing services -- Administration
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Genre/Form |
dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2010026538 |
ISBN |
9780826105592 |
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0826105599 |
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1282849603 |
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9781282849600 |
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