Jones, Rebecca A. Patronis.

Nursing leadership and management : theories, processes, and practice / Rebecca A. Patronis Jones. - Philadelphia, PA : F.A. Davis Co., c2007. - xxi, 452 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Leadership and followership -- Management theory -- Motivating yourself and others for a satisfying career -- Understanding organizational structures -- Legal and ethical knowledge for nurses -- Regulating nursing -- Economic influences -- Organizational communication -- Informatics -- Enhancing your critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving -- Nurses leading change -- Building teams for productivity and efficiency -- Power, politics, and policy -- Planning and marketing for a healthy organization -- Managing quality and patient safety -- Budgeting -- Staffing and scheduling -- Maximizing employee performance -- Nursing celebrates cultural diversity -- Constructive conflict management -- Delegation: an art of professional practice -- Manage yourself for a more fulfilling career -- Getting your first job -- Career development -- Managing your professional and financial future.

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Nursing services--Administration.
Nurse administrators.
Leadership.
Leadership--Problems and Exercises.
Nursing, Supervisory--Problems and Exercises.
Nursing Care--organization & administration--Problems and Exercises.

RT89 / .J645 2007

610.68

WY 105 / J78n 2007