Author: S. W. Booyens Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd ISBN: 9780702142116 Category : Nursing Languages : en Pages : 756
Book Description
This book details and explains the nurse manager's tasks in a health service organisation, giving the practitioner and student a solid, in-depth grounding in essential managerial skills. The text deals with: quality assurance and improvement; strategic health and human resources planning; the design and commissioning of health service facilities; group dynamics; labour relations; job evaluation; leadership; staff development; financial management. Appropriate practical examples supplement theory and ensure the relevance of this five-part, multi-authored book which deals with all the basic managerial skills the modern nurse needs to provide a nursing service.
Author: Polly Gerber Zimmermann Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 9781560535294 Category : Leadership Languages : en Pages : 262
Book Description
This book provides a basic overview of key areas that a nurse manager needs to know in order to manage effectively. Beyond literature review and theories, it will provide practical tips from the authors' experience and expertise. New ideas are presented for handling age-old problems as well as for dealing with emerging issues. Examples include office organization, managing change, resource utilization/case management (with a pattern that can be imitated), generation X, and handling multiple departments. The question and answer format provides quick snippets of information directed toward a specific need. Engaging, interactive Q & A format Concise answers with valuable pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets" Over 30 succinct chapters written for quick review All the most important, "need-to-know" questions and answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secret Series Thorough, highly detailed index
Author: Mary Magee Gullatte Publisher: ISBN: 9781890504991 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 953
Book Description
Newly revised and updated second edition provides an in-depth review of general and oncology nursing management principles to guide the practice and development of nurse managers involved with cancer care.
Author: Lucille A. Joel Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional ISBN: 9780071428538 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 784
Book Description
This classic text chronicles the non-clinical history, trends, and issues of the nursing profession. Features on-line resources and unique coverage of international issues and guidance on professional writing. New pedagogical features found in the Ninth Edition include chapter summaries, highlighted key information, ethical case vignettes, and new chapters.
Author: Jogindra Vati Publisher: ISBN: 9789350902820 Category : Nurse administrators Languages : en Pages : 692
Book Description
"The present text makes an attempt to give comprehensive approach to the foundation of nursing management and can be treated as the framework of nursing service management. The efforts in this book have been aimed at articulating and systematizing the defined framework or foundation for management of nursing services. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to nursing management for undergraduate, graduate, and practice nurses. At the master's level the text provides not only substantive content related to management but also practical applications based on evidences and author's experiences in teaching nursing management at various educational levels. The chapters have been sequenced to facilitate ease in reading and understanding. This textbook is divided into ten units, with each unit focusing on one of the major domains of nursing management. The whole subject matter has been presented in a simple language and lucid style for the benefit of beginners as well experienced in the discipline of nursing management. Use of diagrams, tables and boxes has been opted to make the subject self-explanatory. Each chapter is also supported by carefully selected references for the benefit of readers who might be interested in exploring the topic(s) further."--Publisher description.
Author: Elaine La Monica Rigolosi, EdD, JD, FAAN Publisher: Springer Publishing Company ISBN: 082619754X Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 449
Book Description
Designated a Doody's Core Title! This book presents the basics of leadership and management for nurses -- what is essential in order to effectively motivate and educate individuals to achieve the set goals of a group, team, or organization in health care. The basic components of management and leadership theory are described, such as effective communication, analyzing a problem, conflict resolution, and time management. Extensive simulation exercises provide learners with an opportunity to observe, experience, and carry out new behaviors in a safe environment. The book and exercises are designed for use in both self-learning and classroom environments.
Author: Laura J. Fero Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers ISBN: 0763771600 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 382
Book Description
A new and updated version of this best-selling resource! Jones and Bartlett Publisher's 2011 Nurse's Drug Handbook is the most up-to-date, practical, and easy-to-use nursing drug reference! It provides: Accurate, timely facts on hundreds of drugs from abacavir sulfate to Zyvox; Concise, consistently formatted drug entries organized alphabetically; No-nonsense writing style that speaks your language in terms you use everyday; Index of all generic, trade, and alternate drug names for quick reference. It has all the vital information you need at your fingertips: Chemical and therapeutic classes, FDA pregnancy risk category and controlled substance schedule; Indications and dosages, as well as route, onset, peak, and duration information; Incompatibilities, contraindications; interactions with drugs, food, and activities, and adverse reactions; Nursing considerations, including key patient-teaching points; Vital features include mechanism-of-action illustrations showing how drugs at the cellular, tissue, or organ levels and dosage adjustments help individualize care for elderly patients, patients with renal impairment, and others with special needs; Warnings and precautions that keep you informed and alert.
Author: Patricia S. Yoder-Wise Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences ISBN: 0323241832 Category : Medical Languages : en Pages : 675
Book Description
Leading and Managing in Nursing, 5th Edition -- Revised Reprint by Patricia Yoder-Wise successfully blends evidence-based guidelines with practical application. This revised reprint has been updated to prepare you for the nursing leadership issues of today and tomorrow, providing just the right amount of information to equip you with the tools you need to succeed on the NCLEX and in practice. Content is organized around the issues that are central to the success of professional nurses in today's constantly changing healthcare environment, including patient safety, workplace violence, consumer relationships, cultural diversity, resource management, and many more. ".. apt for all nursing students and nurses who are working towards being in charge and management roles." Reviewed by Jane Brown on behalf of Nursing Times, October 2015 Merges theory, research, and practical application for an innovative approach to nursing leadership and management. Practical, evidence-based approach to today's key issues includes patient safety, workplace violence, team collaboration, delegation, managing quality and risk, staff education, supervision, and managing costs and budgets. Easy-to-find boxes, a full-color design, and new photos highlight key information for quick reference and effective study. Research and Literature Perspective boxes summarize timely articles of interest, helping you apply current research to evidence-based practice. Critical thinking questions in every chapter challenge you to think critically about chapter concepts and apply them to real-life situations. Chapter Checklists provide a quick review and study guide to the key ideas in each chapter, theory boxes with pertinent theoretical concepts, a glossary of key terms and definitions, and bulleted lists for applying key content to practice. NEW! Three new chapters - Safe Care: The Core of Leading and Managing, Leading Change, and Thriving for the Future - emphasize QSEN competencies and patient safety, and provide new information on strategies for leading change and what the future holds for leaders and managers in the nursing profession. UPDATED! Fresh content and updated references are incorporated into many chapters, including Leading, Managing and Following; Selecting, Developing and Evaluating Staff; Strategic Planning, Goal Setting, and Marketing; Building Teams Through Communication and Partnerships; and Conflict: The Cutting Edge of Change. Need to Know Now bulleted lists of critical points help you focus on essential research-based information in your transition to the workforce. Current research examples in The Evidence boxes at the end of each chapter illustrate how to apply research to practice. Revised Challenge and Solutions case scenarios present real-life leadership and management issues you'll likely face in today's health care environment.
Author: Janice Rider Ellis Publisher: Lippincott Raven ISBN: Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 404
Book Description
Designed to teach students to apply effective decision-making, budgeting, and general patient management skills to real-world practice situations, this hands-on text uses a direct approach to this fundamental area of nursing practice. Emphasis on critical thinking and collaborative decision making makes this an ideal resource for students seeking to build problem-solving and management abilities. The text also discusses ways in which the nurse's role is affected by today's changing healthcare system. Objectives, key terms, and key concepts are included to aid in review.
Author: S. W. Booyens
Author: Polly Gerber Zimmermann
Author: Mary Magee Gullatte
Author: Lucie Young Kelly
Author: Lucille A. Joel
Author: Jogindra Vati
Author: Elaine La Monica Rigolosi, EdD, JD, FAAN
Author: Laura J. Fero
Author: Patricia S. Yoder-Wise
Author: Janice Rider Ellis