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Leadership &
Management • Issues & Trends
Leadership and Management Tools for the New Nurse:
A Case Study Approach
Bessie L. Marquis, RN, CNAA, MSN
978-1-60913-783-0 • January 2012 • Softbound • 7” x 9” • 472 pp.
This concise essentials text, written by the authors of the popular
Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing
, equips new
nurses with invaluable leadership and management tools they need on
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. Reflective questions in each chapter encourage the
nurse to examine her own values, beliefs, and actions in developing
common nursing management 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, along with suggestions for responding to each of the case
studies and reflective questions.
Features
• Three to five relevant case studies per chapter.
• Reflective thinking questions that guide the nurse to examine
thoroughly her own values, beliefs, and actions.
• Clear displays and figures illustrate concepts described in the text.
• Easy reading style.
• Test generator.
• PowerPoint presentation, image bank, journal articles and ebooks.
• NCLEX
®
-style chapter review questions.
Table of Contents
Unit 1:
The Essential Tools of Effective
Leadership and Management
Ch. 1: Understanding the Characteristics of
Leadership and Management
Ch. 2: Effective Leadership and Management
Decision Making
Ch. 3: Ethical Components of Leadership
and Management
Ch. 4: Legal and Patient’s Rights Issues
Impacting Leading and Managing
Unit 2:
Planning Tools for The New
Nurse
Ch. 5: The Planning Process
Ch. 6: Becoming a Successful Change Agent
Ch. 7: Budgetary Planning
Unit 3:
Organizing Tools for The New
Nurse
Ch. 8: How Organizations Work
Ch. 9: Organizing Patient Care
Ch. 10: The Impact of Power, Politics and
Unions on Organizational Climate
Unit 4:
Staffing Tools for The New
Nurse
Ch. 11: Making the Most of Interviews
Ch. 12: Developing Self and Others
Ch. 13: Effective Staffing and Scheduling
Unit 5:
Directing Tools for The New
Nurse
Ch. 14: Motivation
Ch. 15: Managing Time Wisely
Ch. 16: Delegation and Supervision
Ch. 17: The Importance of Good
Communication
Ch. 18: Managing Conflict
Unit 6:
Controlling Tools for The New
Nurse
Ch. 19: The Quality Control Process
Ch. 20: The Performance Appraisal
Ch. 21: Discipline and Coaching Techniques