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• Title:The new leadership challenge : creating the future of nursing / Sheila C. Grossman, Theresa M. Terry Valiga.
  
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• Author/Creator:Grossman, Sheila.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:Valiga, Theresa M.
  
• Published/Created:Philadelphia : F.A. Davis, ©2013.
  

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  • Call Number: WY105 .G8785n 2013
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Nurse administrators.
  Leadership.
  
• Medical Subjects: Nursing, Supervisory.
  Leadership.
  Nurse Administrators.
  
• Edition:4th ed.
  
• Description:xxi, 261 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
  
• Summary:Whatever your role or practice environment, here are techniques you can use to realize your leadership potential, advance your career, improve patient care, and influence the future of nursing. Two noted educators in the field of leadership development use an easy-to-read, interactive approach to guide you through the process. They identify the characteristics of leaders and followers and illustrate not only how, but also when, to use the qualities associated with each to achieve professional and personal success.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780803626065
  0803626061
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership From Management
  Brief Overview of Selected Theories of Leadership
  Leadership and Management
  Tasks of Leadership
  Specific Distinctions Between Leadership and Management
  Elements of Leadership
  ch. 2 World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking About Leadership
  Preparing Nurse Leaders
  Chaos Theory
  Quantum Theory and the New Science
  Supporting Perspectives and Perspective Transformation Theory
  ch. 3 Followership and Empowerment
  Concept of Followership
  Types of Followers
  Characteristics of Effective or Exemplary Followers
  Sources of Power
  Empowering Self and Others
  Developing Effective Followership Skills
  ch. 4 Leadership as an Integral Component of a Professional Role
  Types of Leadership
  Emotional Competence
  Self-Esteem and Leadership Image
  Would-Be Leaders Become Leaders
  Leadership as an Integral Component of Each Nurse's Role
  ch. 5 Vision and Creativity
  Concept of Vision
  Purpose and Development of a Vision
  Process of Creativity
  ch. 6 Gender Perspectives in Leadership
  Common Gender Differences
  Ways of Leading
  Combining the Best of Femaleness and Maleness
  Strategies for Women and Men to Be Successful Leaders in the Future
  ch. 7 Disequilibrium and Chaos: Challenging, Invigorating, and Growth Producing
  Adjusting the Leader Role and the Practice of Leadership
  Defining Chaos
  Chaos in Nursing
  Complexity of the Registered Nurse's Role in the Current Health-Care System
  Facilitating Leadership in Chaos
  Change
  Leader as a Change Agent
  Facilitating the Change Process
  Process of Change
  Barriers to Change
  Dealing With Conflict Generated by Change
  ch. 8 Shaping a Preferred Future for Nursing
  Predicting the Future
  General Predictions About the Future
  Predictions About the Future of Health Care
  Predictions About the Future of Nursing
  Characteristics of Nurse Leaders Needed to Create a Preferred Future for Nursing
  ch. 9 Developing as a Leader Throughout One's Career
  General Approaches to Leadership Development
  Environments That Facilitate Leadership Development
  Empowerment
  Mentoring
  Networking
  ch. 10 Leadership, Excellence, and Creating the Future of Nursing
  Concept of Excellence
  Leadership and Excellence
  Professional Involvement.