Nurse Management Demystified

Irene McEachen, Jim Keogh (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

252 Seiten

2006
McGraw-Hill Professional (Verlag)
978-0-07-147241-8 (ISBN)

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This Demystified title offers practical, easy-to-understand management information to nursing students, current nurses, and other medical facility administrators faced with the task of managing (and motivating) their staff.

Find out what it takes to MOVE into MANAGEMENT

Are you looking to take your nursing career to the next level but don't know where to begin? Nurse Management Demystified is the perfect starting point. You'll find it's an effective and enlightening way to find out what it really takes to succeed in this challenging profession.

First, you'll learn about nursing care delivery models, staffing, delegation, and supervision. Next, you'll cover communication and conflict resolution, legal issues, healthcare economics, budgeting, and financial management. Other topics covered include unions, nursing informatics, and time and risk management. Featuring end-of-chapter quizzes, this book will give you a thorough overview of the field of nurse management in no time at all.

This easy-to-follow guide gives you:

An inside look at the many responsibilities of a nurse manager
Tips for applying the techniques in the book in real-life clinical situations
A quiz at the end of each chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
A time-saving approach to performing better on an exam or at work!

Approachable enough for a beginner, but informative enough for a pro, Nurse Management Demystified is your shortcut to finding out all about this demanding yet rewarding healthcare career.

McGraw-Hill authors represent the leading experts in their fields and are dedicated to improving the lives, careers, and interests of readers worldwide Jim Keogh is on the faculty of Columbia University teaching courses in its technology certification program. He has spent 15 years developing computer systems for major Wall Street firms such as Salomen, Inc. and Bear Stearns and has written several best-selling books for Prentice Hall and IDG.

INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: The Evolving Healthcare Delivery SystemChapter 2: Nursing Leadership and ManagementChapter 3: Nursing Care Delivery Models and StaffingChapter 4: Delegation and SupervisionChapter 5: Effective Communication and Conflict ResolutionChapter 6: PolicyChapter 7: Legal IssuesChapter 8: Healthcare EconomicsChapter 9: Budget Planning and Financial ManagementChapter 10: Unions, Management, and Employee RelationsChapter 11: Time ManagementChapter 12: Nursing Informatics and MeasurementChapter 13: Risk ManagementChapter 14: Managing Scarce ResourcesANSWERSINDEX

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.12.2006
Zusatzinfo	25 Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	183 x 231 mm
Gewicht	440 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege
Themenwelt	Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10	0-07-147241-X / 007147241X
ISBN-13	978-0-07-147241-8 / 9780071472418
Zustand	Neuware