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STUDY GUIDE FOR LEADERSHIP AND NURSING CARE MANAGEMENT
Study Guide for Leadership and Nursing Care Management
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Third Edition

By
Jean Nagelkerk, RN, PhD, FNP-C, Professor of Nursing, Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI, USA

Description
This Study Guide corresponds to the new 3rd edition of Huber: Leadership and Nursing Care Management.

Contents
PART 1: Leadership and Care Management Overview
1 Leadership Principles
2 Management Principles

PART 2: The Professional?s Role
3 Professional Practice and Career Development
4 Managing Time and Stress
5 Health Policy, Health, and Nursing
6 Critical Thinking Skills
7 Decision-Making Skills

PART 3: Health Care Organizations and Systems
8 The Health Care System
9 Organizational Climate and Culture
10 Mission Statements, Policies, and Procedures
11 Organizational Structure
12 Decentralization and Shared Governance
13 Data Management and Informatics
14 Strategic Management
15 Marketing

PART 4: Care Management
16 Models of Care Delivery
17 Case Management
18 Disease Management
19 Patient and Family Cultural Values
20 Communication, Persuasion, and Negotiation
21 All-Hazards Disaster Preparedness
22 Evidence-Based Practice: Strategies for Nursing Leaders

PART 5: Human Resources Management
23 Motivation
24 Power and Conflict
25 Delegation
26 Team Building and Working with Effective Groups
27 Confronting the Nursing Shortage
28 Cultural and Generational Workforce Diversity
29 Staff Recruitment and Retention
30 Performance Appraisal
31 Prevention of Workplace Violence
32 Collective Bargaining
33 Staffing and Scheduling
34 Legal and Ethical Issues

PART 6: Fiscal Management
35 Financial Management
36 Budgeting
37 Productivity and Costing Out Nursing

PART 7: Outcomes Management
38 Change and Innovation
39 Quality Improvement and Health Care Safety
40 Measuring and Managing Outcomes

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 320 pages, publication date: DEC-2005
ISBN-13: 978-1-4160-3161-1
ISBN-10: 1-4160-3161-8
Imprint: SAUNDERS


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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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