Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application /
Bessie L. Marquis and Carol Jorgensen Huston
- Fourth edition.
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, c2003
- xxx, 651 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Includes index.
Ch. 1. Integrating leadership roles and management function -- Ch. 2. Tools for leadership and management problem solving and decision making -- Ch. 3. The planning hierarchy and strategic planning -- Ch. 4. Planned change -- Ch. 5. Time management -- Ch. 6. Fiscal planning -- Ch. 7. Organizational structure -- Ch. 8. Understanding organizational, political, and personal power -- Ch. 9. Organizing patient care -- Ch. 10. Preliminary staffing functions: from recruitment through orientation -- Ch. 11. Meeting staff socialization and educational needs for team building -- Ch. 12. Staffing needs and scheduling policies -- Ch. 13. Creating a motivating climate -- Ch. 14. Organizational, interpersonal, and group communication -- Ch. 15. Delegation -- Ch. 16. Managing conflict -- Ch. 17. Understanding collective bargaining, unionization, and employment laws -- Ch. 18. Quality control -- Ch. 19. Performance appraisal -- Ch. 20. Creating a growth-producing work environment through discipline -- Ch. 21. Employees with special needs -- Ch. 22. Ethical issues and professional advocacy -- Ch. 23. Legal and legislative issues -- Ch. 24. Career development issues.
A leadership and management text that provides emphasis on critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making. Incorporating application with theory and leadership content, it addresses the methods of quality assurance, benchmarking and report cards, and coverage on technologies information, including implementation.