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020			_a9781401827045 (pbk)
020			_a1401827047
082	0	0	_a362.173068 _bC32
100	1		_aCarroll, Patricia,
245	1	0	_aNursing leadership and management : a practical guide
260			_aClifton Park, NY : _bThomson/Delmar Learning, _cc2006.
300			_ax, 325 p. ;
505	0		_aWhat 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.
650		0	_aNursing services
650		0	_aLeadership.
650	1	2	_aLeadership
650	1	2	_aNursing, Supervisory
650	2	2	_aNurse's Role
650	2	2	_aNursing Care
650	2	2	_aPersonnel Management
856	4	1	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0519/2005026727.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1103/2005026727-b.html
856	4	2	_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1103/2005026727-d.html
942			_cBK