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Author Swansburg, Russell C.

Title Management and leadership for nurse managers / Russell C. Swansburg
Edition Second edition
Published Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, [1996]
©1996

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 WATERFT HEALTH  362.173068 Swa/Mal 1996  AVAILABLE
Description xix, 680 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Series Jones and Bartlett series in nursing
Jones and Bartlett series in nursing.
Contents Foreword: The End of Management -- 1. Theory of Nursing Management -- 2. Theory of Human Resource Development -- 3. The Planning Process -- 4. Mission, Philosophy, Objectives, and Management Plans -- 5. Staffing and Scheduling -- 6. Human Resource Management Activities -- 7. Collective Bargaining -- 8. Principles of Budgeting -- 9. Managing a Clinical Practice Discipline -- 10. Nursing Service Policies and Procedures -- 11. Decision Making and Problem Solving -- 12. Implementing Planned Change -- 13. Organizing Nursing Services -- 14. Committees -- 15. Decentralization and Participatory Management -- 16. The Directing (Leading) Process -- 17. Leadership -- 18. Motivation -- 19. Communications -- 20. Computers, Information Systems, and Nursing Management -- 21. The Nurse Manager of Staff Development -- 22. Conflict Management -- 23. Controlling or Evaluating -- 24. Total Quality Management -- 25. Quality Assurance -- 26. Performance Appraisal -- 27. Pay for Performance
Summary This edition of the highly acclaimed Management and Leadership for Nurse Managers offers theoretical and practical perspectives on the major management functions as they are practiced in today's organizations. The author introduces current and future nurse managers to the challenges of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. The most recent research on management theory is incorporated throughout the book in the context of its practical application. New coverage includes total quality management, pay-for-performance, the rising temporary workforce, and downsizing
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Leadership.
Nurse administrators.
Nursing services -- Administration.
Nursing, Supervisory.
Nurse Administrators.
Nurse Administrators.
Nursing, Supervisory.
LC no. 95046565
ISBN 0867207345