Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing : Theory and Application / Bessie L. Marquis, RN, MSN, Professor Emeritus of Nursing, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA, Carol J. Huston, RN, MSN, DPA, FAAN, Director, School of Nursing, California State University, Chico, Chico, CA.
Material type: TextPublication details: Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2011], ©2012Edition: 7th EDITIONDescription: xiv, 624 pages ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781608316854 (pbk. : alkaline paper); 1608316858 (pbk. : alkaline paper)Subject(s): Nursing services -- Administration | Leadership | Leadership | Nursing, Supervisory | Nurse Administrators | Nursing -- organization & administrationDDC classification: 362.17/3068 LOC classification: RT89 | .M387 2011NLM classification: WY 105Summary: "Our second book, Retention and Productivity Strategies for Nurse Managers, focused on leadership skills necessary for managers to decrease attrition and increase productivity. This book was directed at the nurse-manager rather than the student. The experience of completing research for the second book, coupled with our clinical observations, compelled us to incorporate more leadership content in our teaching and to write this book. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing was also influenced by national events in business and finance that led many to believe that a lack of leadership in management was widespread. It became apparent that if managers are to function effectively in the rapidly changing health care industry, enhanced leadership and management skills are needed"--Provided by publisher.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Hard Covered Materials | MACHAKOS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY Open shelf | RT 89 .M387 2012 (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Available | 36357 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Our second book, Retention and Productivity Strategies for Nurse Managers, focused on leadership skills necessary for managers to decrease attrition and increase productivity. This book was directed at the nurse-manager rather than the student. The experience of completing research for the second book, coupled with our clinical observations, compelled us to incorporate more leadership content in our teaching and to write this book. Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing was also influenced by national events in business and finance that led many to believe that a lack of leadership in management was widespread. It became apparent that if managers are to function effectively in the rapidly changing health care industry, enhanced leadership and management skills are needed"--Provided by publisher.
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