Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application /

Marquis, Bessie L.

Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application / Bessie L. Marquis, Carol J. Huston. - 5th ed. - Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2006. - xix, 723 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Decision making, problem solving, and critical thinking: requisites for successful leadership and management -- Introduction to management and management decision making -- Developing leadership -- Ethics, law, and advocacy -- Legal and legislative issues -- Patient, subordinate, and professional advocacy -- The planning hierarchy and strategic planning -- Planned change -- Time management -- Fiscal planning -- Career development -- Organizational structure -- Understanding organizational, political, and personal power -- Organizing patient care -- Preliminary staffing functions: employee recruitment, selection -- Placement, and indoctrination -- Meeting staff socialization and educational needs for team building -- Staffing needs and scheduling policies -- Creating a motivating climate -- Organizational, interpersonal, and group communication -- Delegation -- Managing conflict -- Understanding collective bargaining, unionization, and employment laws -- Quality control -- Performance appraisal -- Problem employees: rule breakers, marginal employees, and the chemically or mentally impaired.

9780781795944 078179594X (alk. paper)

2004026634


Nursing services--Administration.
Leadership.
Leadership.
Nursing, Supervisory.
Nurse Administrators.
Nursing--organization & administration.

RT89 / .M387 2006

362.17/3/068

WY 105 / M357L 2006
Implemented & Customized by: BestBookBuddies

Powered by Koha