Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management

ISBN: 1719646589

Author: Weiss, Sally A.

Condition: New

Transition from student to professional with confidence. Stepping out of the classroom and into professional nursing practice can be stressful. This handy guide will build your confidence and prepare you to meet the challenges youll face as a new staff nurse in todays dynamic health-care environments. Youll explore your future responsibilities as a leader and a manager and the workplace issues and trends that youll encounter in practice.Easy to read & worth it!The book was a required one for my L&M course and I can definitely say that it was a really good book. The material was presented in an easy-to-read format and the chapters themselves were very short, providing practice questions to review what you learned. Definitely worth buying!-Brenda, Online ReviewerOverviewThis was a great overview of things that impact nursing leadership and management. It gives the reader a general introduction or explanation which can offer new or emerging nurse leader some preliminary knowledge of leadership/management issues they may encounter. Good intro to administrative nursing practice.-Karen, Online ReviewerRevised, Expanded & Updated! Encompassing the expanding challenges and responsibilities of nurses in practice today, the current health care environment, safety and quality initiatives, and changes in nursing practice New & Expanded! Content on diversity, the aging population, and LGBTQ+ community as well as resilience in times of unexpected stress and nurses as creative innovators Updated! Case studies with questions that promote clinical judgmentEnd-of-chapter Case Studies, Study Questions, and NCLEX-style review questions with answers and rationales in the appendix Comprehensive, practical advice on how to develop and sustain a successful nursing career Coverage of the concepts essential to assuming leadership and management roles as well as career mobility, advanced degrees, magnet status, practice levels, and professional organizations Coverage of quality and safety issues, including the roles of QSEN, the Institute of Medicine, research, and evidence-based practice Self-assessment tools to identify personal strengths and empower the development of leadership skills Integrated coverage of Canadian nursing