Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Nursing - Management & Leadership

This introductory text provides nurses with the foundations of a sociological understanding of health issues which they should find of great help in thinking about their work and the role of their profession. It explains the key sociological theories and debates with humour and imagination in a way which will encourage an inquisitive and reflective approach on the part of any student who engages with the text.

Nurses are independent and collaborative partners in health care. Historically, however, the image of nursing has been entrenched in co-dependence and a perceived victimization within the nursing profession. It is time for nurses of all levels to join together to change this image and accept the responsibility to demonstrate not just their role but also a collaborative vision as leaders in health care. The author, using personal real-life stories, will take you on a self-reflective journey of your own personal leadership development as a nurse. Through this reflective process, you will...

Andrea Kuhn erlautert den Entstehungsprozess der ersten Pflegekammer Deutschlands in Rheinland-Pfalz aus Perspektive der Pflege. Die Autorin fuhrt den langen Professionalisierungsweg der Pflege bis zum aktuellen Stand und die Etappen der politischen Entwicklung bis zur Errichtung der Landespflegekammer zusammen. Sie fachert die Spezifika des heterogenen Berufsstandes Pflege auf und erganzt sie um die Sicht weiterer Stakeholder. Darauf aufbauend benennt sie Vorteile und aggregiert Empfehlungen, die die Lucken aus Sicht der professionellen Pflege schlieen und einen zielgerichteten...

Prepare to Soar

Most organizations need 110% effort from their employees as they try to do more with less. So why rely on only a portion of their employee's talents? Speckled eggs are the talents, gifts, and skills hidden under the wings of an organization that will help the organization soar.

Each person has unique abilities (speckled eggs) that when discovered, nurtured, and leveraged move the organization forward while simultaneously improving employee engagement. The leader's investment in employee development is repaid by a perceived influx of...

Examining the crucial interrelationship between nursing research and health policy, this book presents examples of specific health care policies that have been influenced, implemented, or changed as a result of nursing research. It builds on the discussion of this relationship in the editors' earlier book, Shaping Health Policy Through Nursing Research, named a Doody's Core Title in 2013 and an AJN Book of the Year in 2011. This book updates earlier information with new nursing research by esteemed scholars. It encompasses research related to major policy directives of the decade,...

According to AARP (2015), 16.6%, one out of every six, of Americans provide unpaid care to an adult. In many cases, this care goes beyond custodial care and qualifies as skilled nursing care.

Imagine this: someone you care deeply about is being released from the hospital, given the alternatives of home care, hospice care, or a nursing home. You have to decide, or help them decide, which alternative is best. If you decide on home care, you may need to manage it. This book will help you understand how to provide skilled nursing care at home and will aid in your decision-making...