TY  - BOOK
AU  - Carroll,Patricia
TI  - Nursing leadership and management : a practical guide
SN  - 9781401827045 (pbk)
U1  - 362.173068 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Clifton Park, NY
PB  - Thomson/Delmar Learning
KW  - Nursing services
KW  - Leadership
KW  - Nursing, Supervisory
KW  - Nurse's Role
KW  - Nursing Care
KW  - Personnel Management
N1  - What is leadership? -- What is management? -- Leadership versus management -- A positive definition of power -- Accountability in nursing leadership -- What is communication? -- Communication skills -- Decision-making and time management tools -- Change management skills -- Conflict resolution skills -- Team building skills -- Managing first-line patient care -- Strategic thinking to improve patient care (including evidence-based care) -- Managing patient care and outcomes through improving organization quality -- Managing and supporting excellence in staff performance -- Nurses as professional leaders inside and outside the health care organization -- Current healthcare environment (and into the future) -- Nursing leaders influencing politics and acting as patient advocates -- Nursing leadership and collective bargaining -- Delegation -- Current and future opportunities for nurse leaders -- Legal aspects of nursing leadership -- Ethical issues in nursing leadership -- Ten ways to become a leader
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005026727.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1103/2005026727-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1103/2005026727-d.html
ER  -