Practical Leadership in Nursing and Health Care

ISBN-13: 9781444172355 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 256 str.

Suzanne Suzanne

Opis

This multidisciplinary text is an essential introduction to leadership in health care, combining the underpinning theory with a practical approach to help you come to decisions and solutions in everyday practice.

* Written in an accessible and easy to understand style by an international team of practitioners who will engage, inspire and empower you to really make a difference in practice
* Evidence based and with a focus on patient care and service delivery to ensure best practice
* Includes case studies from a range of disciplines as well as questions and reflective activities to help you apply theory to practice
* Provides practical tools from a number of disciplines including NLP, positive psychology, coaching and transactional analysis
* Free HodderPlus website provides PowerPoints, case studies, questions, reflection activities and annotated web links

This practical guide is an invaluable tool for all students and professionals in nursing and allied health, including radiographers, physical therapists, occupational therapists, dieticians and paramedics.

Spis treści

Introduction to Leadership. Practical Leadership in Nursing and Health Care. Understanding Self: Creating Your Vision. Models of Communication Excellence. The Art of Followership. Effective Leadership of Teams. Leading in Health Care: Challenging Boundaries and Leading and Change in Institutions. Second-Order Leadership. Inspiring Others to Follow Your Lead: Leading Change. Motivating and Engaging Others: Driving Practice Change. Learning from Experience. Coaching and Empowering Others. Setting Compelling Goals. Resilience. Conclusions and Moving Forward

O autorze

Suzanne Henwood PhD MSc HDCR PGCE, Associate Professor and Programme Leader, Master of Health Science Programmes, Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand; Director, Henwood Associates, UK and New Zealand