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Leadership&Management • Issues &Trends
LeadershipandManagementTools fortheNewNurse:
ACaseStudyApproach
BessieL.Marquis, RN, CNAA,MSN
978-1-60913-783-0 • January2012 • Softbound • 7” x9” •472pp.
This concise essentials text, written by the authors of the popular
LeadershipRolesandManagementFunctions inNursing
, equips new
nurseswith invaluable leadership andmanagement tools theyneedon
the job. Developed for Associate Degree and LVN / LPN level nursing
students, all case studies are aimed no higher than the charge nurse
management level. Reflectivequestions in each chapter encourage the
nurse to examine her own values, beliefs, and actions in developing
common nursingmanagement skills. The free accompanying ancillary
package for students and instructors includes NCLEX
®
-style chapter
review questions, a test generator, an ebook, and a PowerPoint
presentation, alongwith suggestions for responding toeachof the case
studies and reflectivequestions.
Features
• Three tofive relevant case studies per chapter.
• Reflective thinkingquestions that guide thenurse toexamine
thoroughlyherownvalues, beliefs, andactions.
• Cleardisplays andfigures illustrate conceptsdescribed in the text.
• Easy reading style.
• Test generator.
• PowerPoint presentation, imagebank, journal articles andebooks.
• NCLEX
®
-style chapter reviewquestions.
Table of Contents
Unit1:
TheEssentialToolsof Effective
LeadershipandManagement
Ch. 1: Understanding theCharacteristics of
Leadership andManagement
Ch. 2: Effective Leadership andManagement
DecisionMaking
Ch. 3: Ethical Components of Leadership
andManagement
Ch. 4: Legal andPatient’s Rights Issues
Impacting Leading andManaging
Unit2:
PlanningTools forTheNew
Nurse
Ch. 5:The Planning Process
Ch. 6: Becoming a Successful ChangeAgent
Ch. 7: Budgetary Planning
Unit3:
OrganizingTools forTheNew
Nurse
Ch. 8:HowOrganizationsWork
Ch. 9:Organizing PatientCare
Ch. 10:The Impact of Power, Politics and
Unions onOrganizational Climate
Unit4:
StaffingTools forTheNew
Nurse
Ch. 11:Making theMost of Interviews
Ch. 12:Developing Self andOthers
Ch. 13: Effective Staffing and Scheduling
Unit5:
DirectingTools forTheNew
Nurse
Ch. 14:Motivation
Ch. 15:ManagingTimeWisely
Ch. 16:Delegation and Supervision
Ch. 17:The Importance ofGood
Communication
Ch. 18:ManagingConflict
Unit6:
ControllingTools forTheNew
Nurse
Ch. 19:TheQualityControl Process
Ch. 20:The PerformanceAppraisal
Ch. 21:Discipline andCoachingTechniques