Leadership roles and management functions in nursing
Subtitle: theory and application
By: Bessie L. Marquis, Carol J. Huston.
Contributors: Huston, Carol Jorgensen.
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 651
Subjects: Nursing services -- Administration; Leadership; Leadership; Nursing, Supervisory; Nurse Administrators; Nursing -- organization & administration
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Ch. 1. Integrating leadership roles and management function; title: Ch. 2. Tools for leadership and management problem solving and decision making; title: Ch. 3. The planning hierarchy and strategic planning; title: Ch. 4. Planned change; title: Ch. 5. Time management; title: Ch. 6. Fiscal planning; title: Ch. 7. Organizational structure; title: Ch. 8. Understanding organizational, political, and personal power; title: Ch. 9. Organizing patient care; title: Ch. 10. Preliminary staffing functions: from recruitment through orientation; title: Ch. 11. Meeting staff socialization and educational needs for team building; title: Ch. 12. Staffing needs and scheduling policies; title: Ch. 13. Creating a motivating climate; title: Ch. 14. Organizational, interpersonal, and group communication; title: Ch. 15. Delegation; title: Ch. 16. Managing conflict; title: Ch. 17. Understanding collective bargaining, unionization, and employment laws; title: Ch. 18. Quality control; title: Ch. 19. Performance appraisal; title: Ch. 20. Creating a growth-producing work environment through discipline; title: Ch. 21. Employees with special needs; title: Ch. 22. Ethical issues and professional advocacy; title: Ch. 23. Legal and legislative issues; title: Ch. 24. Career development issues.