Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application / Bessie L. Marquis, Carol J. Huston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marquis, Bessie L.

Contributor:

Huston, Carol Jorgensen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nursing services--Administration.

Nursing services.

Leadership.

Nurse administrators.

Nursing, Supervisory.

Nurse Administrators.

Nursing--organization & administration.

Medical Subjects:

Leadership.

Nursing, Supervisory.

Nurse Administrators.

Nursing--organization & administration.

Physical Description:

xix, 723 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2006]

Summary:

Now in its Fifth Edition, this foremost leadership and management text incorporates application with theory and emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. More than 225 case studies and learning exercises promote critical thinking and interactive discussion. This edition includes 46 new case studies in settings such as acute care, ambulatory care, long-term care, and community health. The book addresses timely nursing leadership and management issues, such as leadership development, staffing, delegation, ethics and law, organizational, political, and personal power, management and technology, and more. Web links and learning exercises appear in each chapter. An Instructor's CD-ROM includes a testbank and PowerPoint slides.

Contents:

Decision making, problem solving, and critical thinking: requisites for successful leadership and management

Introduction to management and management decision making

Developing leadership

Ethical issues

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

078179594X

OCLC:

56956477