Historical perspective and current trends -- Caring as a personal and professional behavior -- Understanding the changing roles in nursing -- Healthcare environment -- Nursing and informatics -- Fulfill your role as a student -- The importance of critical thinking -- Entry into practice -- Employment process -- Leadership and management as a professional concept -- Communication skills in leadership and management -- Considering culture -- Understanding benefits of change -- Setting meaningful priorities -- Welcome to conflict -- Dealing with chaos -- Ethics and law in nursing management -- Understanding use of power -- Motivating employees -- Team building -- Making assignments, coaching, and analyzing performance
Summary
Build the knowledge you need to assume the leadership and management roles that you will be asked to fulfill and to confidently navigate the increasingly complex environments in which you will practice
Notes
Revised edition of: Nursing leadership, management, and professional practice for the LPN/LVN / Mary Ann Anderson. 4th ed. c2009