Kelly, Patricia  <br/><br/>
Essentials of nursing leadership & management / 
Patricia Kelly 
 - Second Edition 
 - United States :  Delmar, Cengage Learning,  c2010. 
 - xx, 457 pages :  Figures and tables ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes glossary and index.  
<br/><br/>Nursing leadership, management, and motivation -- Health care environment -- Nursing today -- Decision making, critical thinking, and technology -- Leadership and management of the interdisciplinary team -- Health care communication -- Change, innovation, and conflict -- Power and politics -- Leadership and management of patient centered care -- Delegation of patient care -- Effective staffing -- Budgeting for patient care -- Planning care -- Time management and setting patient care priorities -- Quality improvement of patient outcomes -- Quality improvement and evidence-based patient care -- <br/>Legal aspects of health care -- Ethical aspects of health care -- Culture, generational differences, and spirituality -- Leadership and management of self and the future -- NCLEX-RN preparation and your first job -- Career planning and achieving balance. 
<br/><br/> Nurses play a crucial role in protecting patient safety and providing quality health care. A national Academy of Sciences, Institute of Medicine (IOM) report found that "how we are cared for nurses affects our health, a nd sometimes can be a matter of life and death... nurses are indispensable to our safety" (Institute of Medicine, 2004). 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781435453562 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Leadership--Nursing services--Administration
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RT89  / K29 2010