Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application / Carol J. Huston.

Preceded by Leadership roles and management functions in nursing / Bessie L. Marquis, Carol J. Huston. [2021]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit I. The critical triad: decision making, management, and leadership -- Decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning: requisites for successful leadership and management -- Classical views of leadership and management -- Twenty-first-century thinking about leadership and management -- Unit II. Foundation for effective leadership and management: ethics, law, and advocacy -- Ethical issues -- Legal and legislative issues -- Patient, subordinate, workplace, and professional advocacy -- Unit III. Roles and functions in planning -- Organizational planning -- Planned change -- Time management -- Fiscal planning and health care reimbursement -- Career planning and development in nursing -- Unit IV. Roles and functions in organizing -- Organizational structure -- Organizational, political, and personal power -- Organizing patient care -- Unit V. Roles and functions in staffing -- Employee recruitment, selection, placement, and onboarding -- Educating and socializing staff in a learning organization -- Staffing needs and scheduling policies -- Unit VI. Roles and functions in directing -- Creating a motivating climate -- Organizational, interpersonal, and group communication in team building -- Delegation -- Conflict, workplace violence, and negotiation -- Collective bargaining, unionization, and employment laws -- Unit VII. Roles and functions in controlling -- Quality control in creating a culture of patient safety -- Performance appraisal -- Problem employees: rule breakers, marginal employees, and those with substance use disorder.

"Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing was also influenced by national events in business and finance that led many to believe that a lack of leadership in management was widespread. It became apparent that if managers were to function effectively in the rapidly changing health care industry, enhanced leadership and management skills were needed"-- Provided by publisher.

English.