Leadership and Nursing Care Management

Develop and strengthen your nursing leadership and management skills! Leadership and Nursing Care Management, 8th Edition, focuses on best practices for effectively managing interdisciplinary teams, client needs, and systems of care. A research-based approach includes realistic cases studies showing the application of management principles to nursing practice. Arranged by American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) competencies, the text addresses topics such as staffing and scheduling, budgeting, team building, legal and ethical issues, and measurement of outcomes. This new edition is enhanced with AACN Essentials competencies, post-COVID insights for nurse managers, and exercises to prepare you for the Next-Generation NCLEX (R) exam.NEW! AACN Essentials competencies throughout the chapters support the theme of Nurses as Leaders, focusing on how nurses can embrace and implement the AACN competencies to develop their leadership capacity.NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based practice information on nursing leadership and management topics.UPDATED! Case studies in each chapter now include AACN Essentials competencies and present real-world leadership and management scenarios that illustrate how concepts can be applied to specific situations.UPDATED! Post-COVID insights are included when applicable, exploring topics such as the current state of nursing, the impact of COVID on nurse managers' stress levels, and the changing perspective of nurse managers in the post-COVID world of work.Next-Generation NCLEX (R) (NGN)-style case studies in select chapters align with clinical judgment content, preparing you for the NGN.Chapters organized by AONL competencies address leadership and care management topics by the five competencies integral to effective leadership and practice, as identified by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership.Critical thinking exercises at the end of each chapter challenge you to reflect on chapter content, critically analyze the information, and apply it to a situation.Research Notes in each chapter summarize current research studies and explore how they relate to nursing leadership and management practice.This edition will be updated with the latest new evidence-based practice content related to nursing leadership and management topics covered in this text. The main revision ideas are listed below:All Nurses as Leaders-this edition will include AACN Essentials competencies throughout the chapters. The theme "all nurses as leaders" will focus on how nurses can embrace and implement the AACN competencies to be leaders in the professionChapter 1: Leadership & Management Principles will be revised to focus on the state of nursing and what nurse managers are dealing with since COVID. The authors will condense much of the historical information into smaller tables to make room for this new contentIn addition to Chapter 1, where applicable, content will be revised with post covid insights/learnings. An example is in the Managing Time and Stress chapter. It will address the impact of COVID on nurse manager's stress levels, ways to manage stress, and the impact it has had on the nurse manager's job perspectiveThe case studies within the chapters that are not NGN will be revised to include the AACN Essentials competencies