TY - BOOK AU - Sullivan, Eleanor J. TI - Effective leadership and management in nursing SN - 9780135142639 AV - RT 89 .S85 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Upper Saddle River, New Jersey PB - Pearson Prentice Hall KW - NURSING SERVICES -- ADMINISTRATION N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1: Understanding nursing management and organizations -- Introducing nursing management -- Designing organizations -- Delivering nursing care -- Leading, managing, following -- Initiating and implementing change -- Managing and improving quality -- Understanding power and politics -- Part 2: Learning key skills in nursing management -- Thinking critically, making decisions, solving problems -- Communicating effectively -- Delegating successfully -- Building and managing teams -- Handling conflict -- Managing time -- Part 3: Managing fiscal resources -- Budgeting and managing fiscal resources -- Recruiting and selecting staff -- Staffing and scheduling -- Motivating and developing staff -- Evaluating staff performance -- Coaching, disciplining, and terminating staff -- Reducing turnover, retaining staff -- Managing absenteeism and other staff problems -- Preventing workplace violence -- Handling collective-bargaining issues -- Part 4: Taking care of yourself -- Managing stress -- Advancing your career N2 - Targeted to students, practicing nurses, and those in management, this book helps all nurses acquire skills they need to be successful in today's dynamic health environment ER -