| Description |
xi, 570 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Unit 1. Working Within Organizations -- 1. Developing Leadership Behavior and Management Skills -- 2. Understanding and Working in Organizations -- 3. Managing Resources Responsibly -- 4. Supporting Quality Care -- Unit 2. Moving Into a Professional Role -- 5. The Nurse as Communicator, Motivator, and Teacher -- 6. The Nurse as Decision Maker and Delegator -- 7. The Nurse as Supervisor and Evaluator -- 8. The Nurse as Change Agent and Advocate -- 9. The Nurse as Conflict Manager, Negotiator, and Mediator -- Unit 3. Evolving Issues in Nursing Practice -- 10. Advancing Your Career -- 11. Attaining and Maintaining Competence -- 12. The Challenging Workplace -- 13. Nursing Informatics and Evidence-based Practice -- 14. Anticipating the Future |
| Summary |
"This text is designed to teach nursing students to apply effective decision-making, leadership, delegation, prioritization, and patient management skills to real-world practice situations. With its emphasis on critical thinking and collaborative decision making, this book has been highly successful in building students' problem-solving and management abilities." "This Fourth Edition provides expanded coverage of teambuilding, delegation, outcomes management, and assigning/prioritizing nursing care. The book is now in full color and has icons to highlight legal, ethical, and cultural considerations. Patient Care Challenges in each chapter relate content to real-world situations. Strategic Solutions, concluding every chapter, offer sound advice for nursing practice."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Nursing services -- Administration.
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Nursing -- Planning.
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Nursing -- organization & administration.
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Nurse's Role.
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Patient Care Planning -- organization & administration.
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| Author |
Hartley, Celia Love.
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| LC no. |
2008029272 |
| ISBN |
9780781774109 paperback alkaline paper |
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