Clinical leadership in nursing and healthcare / edited by David Stanley, Clare Bennett, and Alison H. James.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Clinical leaders: role models for values-based leadership -- Clinical leadership explored -- Leadership theories and styles -- Values-based leadership: congruent leadership -- Followership -- Leadership and management -- Part II. Clinical leadership tools: how to influence quality, innovation and change -- Organisational culture and clinical leadership -- Leading change -- Patient safety and clinical decision making -- Creativity -- Leading teams -- Networking and delegation -- Dealing with conflict -- Motivation and inspiration -- Creating a spirit of enquiry (enhancing research) -- Reflection and emotional intelligence -- Quality improvement -- Part III. Clinical leadership issues: the context of values-based leadership -- Gender, generational groups and leadership -- Power, politics and leadership -- From empowerment to emancipation - developing self-leadership -- Leading through a crisis -- Clinical (values-based/congruent) leaders.

"Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare offers a range of tools and topics that support and foster clinically focused nurses and other healthcare professionals to develop their leadership skills and strategies. The textbook is helpfully divided into three parts: information on the attributes of clinical leaders, the tools healthcare students and staff can use to develop their leadership potential and clinical leadership issues. It also outlines a number of principles, frameworks, and topics that support nurses and healthcare professionals to develop and deliver effective clinical care as clinical leaders. Lastly, each chapter has a range of reflective questions and self-assessments to help consolidate learning. The newly revised 3rd edition has been updated in light of recent key changes in health service approaches to care and values. While it covers a wide spectrum of practical topics, Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare also includes information on: Theories of leadership and management, organisational culture, gender, generational issues and leaders, project management, quality initiatives, and working in teams Managing change, effective clinical decision making, how to network and delegate, how to deal with conflict, and implementing evidence-based practice Congruent leadership, the link between values and actions, authentic leadership, leaving behind control as an objective, and managing power Why decisions go wrong, techniques for developing creativity, barriers to creativity, conflict resolution and management, negotiation, self-talk, and leading in a crisis. With expert input from a diverse collection of experienced contributors, Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare is an invaluable resource for new leaders trying to establish themselves and existing leaders looking to perform at a higher level when it comes to quality and effective patient care"-- Provided by publisher.