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Managing and coordinating nursing care / Janice Rider Ellis, Celia Love Hartley ; with six contributors ; with illustrations by Margaret Love McAndrew.

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Managing and coordinating nursing care / Janice Rider Ellis, Celia Love Hartley ; with six contributors ; with illustrations by Margaret Love McAndrew.
Author
Ellis, Janice Rider.
Publication
Philadelphia : Lippincott, [1995], ©1995.

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Hartley, Celia Love.
Description
xii, 372 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
Summary
  • Features new to this edition: Evaluating and Improving Nursing Care offers a progressive approach, Meeting Change Confidently prepares nurses for the changing world of practice, Key Terms outline topics key to understanding, Key Points reinforce major themes, Chapter Objectives set clear learning goals, and Situations for Critical Thinking raise issues for discussion.
  • Management pressures are not restricted to big business. Ellis and Hartley's Managing and Coordinating Nursing Care, Second Edition, prepares both new and experienced nurses to meet the management and organizational challenges facing caregivers today.
  • The text's frequent examples and reader-friendly style also address traditional elements such as organizational structures, power, management styles, and allocation and management of resources.
  • This exciting text teaches readers about promotion of management competencies; establishment of priorities; delegation of responsibilities; interaction, communication, and collaboration with others; creation of effective working relationships; use of knowledge about the organization and its technology to improve quality of care; accountability; and motivation of others.
Subject
  • Nursing > Planning
  • Nursing Care
  • Nursing Services
  • Nursing services > Administration
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. Becoming a Manager of Patient Care -- Ch. 2. Understanding and Working in Organizations -- Ch. 3. Managing Resources Responsibly -- Ch. 4. Understanding and Using Power -- Ch. 5. Using Decision Making for Quality Care -- Ch. 6. Organizing Care Effectively -- Ch. 7. Providing Feedback and Evaluation -- Ch. 8. Maintaining Competence Through Staff Education -- Ch. 9. Motivating Yourself and Others -- Ch. 10. Evaluating and Improving Patient Care -- Ch. 11. Meeting Change Confidently -- Ch. 12. Meeting and Managing Conflict -- Ch. 13. Becoming an Effective Advocate -- Ch. 14. Understanding and Using Research Findings.
ISBN
0397551169
LCCN
94031262
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries