Effective Strategies for Aspiring Faculty and Leaders
Instills practical leadership skills for nurse educators and academic leaders throughout their careers. This is the first resource to compare the experiences of nursing academic leaders among public, private, and for-profit institutions for nurse educators of all experience levels and ambitions.
Provides a comprehensive framework for planning, guiding, and evaluating learning activities for undergraduate and graduate nursing students in a wide variety of clinical settings. The fifth edition encompasses current trends in nursing education with expanded content on ways to maximize the clinical learning experiences of nursing students.
Clinical nurse managers face myriad challenges. This concise, practical resource offers guidance for nurses working in this complex, fast-paced role. Addressing common complaints and anxieties, it offers quick access to insights, proven strategies, and tools for effectively coping with such situations as institutional change, a multigenerational ......
This book serves as an authoritative reference designed for nurse practitioners (NPs), masters and doctoral level students, and administrators interested in developing and managing high-quality, cost-effective, and patient-accessible healthcare in NP settings.
A step-by-step guide to starting and sustaining an effective wellness center, whether non-profit or academic based. It presents various document samples (job descriptions, contract with local government and community agencies, and outcome and assessment guides). It defines 'wellness' and describes wellness activities and wellness centers.
A Team Guide to Systems Change in Education, Health Care, and Social Wel
The challenges we face in education, healthcare and social welfare are multi-faceted, reflecting the complex systems we live in. Out of urgency and often the best of intentions, organizations implement new policies, technologies, and other innovations to tackle these issues, and hope for the best. However, addressing these challenges requires ......
Helps readers to grasp the language and process of research with ease With updated content and new references throughout, the fourth edition of this quick-access resource delivers key information on the foundations of evidence-based practice (EBP) and fundamental nursing research concepts. Readers of the new edition will benefit from ......
A leadership development manual for frontline health and care staff
This essential training manual provides an effective framework to develop frontline health and social care staff as leaders for their teams, by increasing the nurse or carer's positive influence on their working environment, raising morale and confidence in improving the quality of care.
Lessons for Novice and Aspiring Deans and Directors
The first resource written specifically for novice and aspiring deans and directors of nursing education, this engaging guide will share practical advice, wisdom, and insight from experienced academic leaders. The insights provided will help Nurses who are new to academic leadership positions.
Provides a unique framework for effective project management skills in nursing. Using practical case examples and proven tips, the text presents step-by-step strategies for applying project management skills in varied settings and describes how to identify key concepts critical to project success.
The first text to address not only the Clinical Nurse Leader role but also the wider scope of nursing leadership through the lens of the Clinical Nurse Leader. Written for CNL programs in the US and beyond, the book is organised according to the test blueprint of the AACN's content outline for the latest CNL certification exam.
One of the most challenging careers physically and emotionally, nurses deserve support and inspiration that can be used on-the-go in this 6 page laminated guide that can easily be tucked away at the nurses station or on a clipboard. From the birth of the profession through sheer need to care for others, history is lined with not-so-famous and ......
Developed to provide busy nurse educators with a proven method for rapidly learning and retaining new information, these sturdy flashcards deliver more than 460 exam-style Q&As with robust rationales to help nurse educators prepare for the high-stakes certification exam.
Developed to provide busy students with a proven method for rapidly learning and retaining new information, these sturdy flashcards deliver more than 360 exam-style Q&As with robust rationales to help nurse leaders prepare for their high-stakes certification or recertification exam.
This innovative workbook enables those working in health and social care to deepen their understanding of the values that underpin their practice. Rich in practical photocopiable exercises and downloadable resources that invite the reader to engage with their own values, it explores how values, though not often reflected on, define the ......
Focuses on the practical knowledge and skills that both physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) need to be effective health care leaders in a multidisciplinary environment. Written by a recognized expert in physician assistant leadership, this engaging text helps PA and NP professionals to navigate the unique challenges they ......
Presents 29 case studies that address contemporary issues students will encounter as administrators and managers: strategic management, organizational management, organisational effectiveness, leadership challenges, ethical dilemmas, and more. The cases cover a range of healthcare settings including hospitals, long-term care facilities, ......
The imperative to make healthcare care services more person centred is hampered by leaders and providers who are stuck in old management paradigms. Nancy Fox takes you through real-life experiences and succinct, powerful lessons in human, social, and organisational behaviour to teach the skills needed for sustaining high-performing caring ......