Leadership roles and management functions in nursing : theory and application / Bessie L. Marquis, Carol J. Huston.

Includes index.

Decision making, problem solving, critical thinking, and clinical reasoning : requisites for successful leadership and management -- Classical views of leadership and management -- Twenty-first-century thinking about leadership and management -- Ethical issues -- Legal and legislative issues -- Patient, subordinate, workplace, and professional advocacy -- Organizational planning -- Planned change -- Time management -- Fiscal planning and health care reimbursement -- Career planning and development in nursing -- Organizational structure -- Organizational, political, and personal power -- Organizing patient care -- Employee recruitment, selection, placement, and onboarding -- Educating and socializing staff in a learning organization -- Staffing needs and scheduling policies -- Creating a motivating climate -- Organizational, interpersonal, and group communication in team building - Delegation -- Conflict, workplace violence, and negotiation -- Collective bargaining, unionization, and employment laws -- Quality control in creating a culture of patient safety -- Performance appraisal -- Problem employees : rule breakers, marginal employees, and those with substance use disorder.

"Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing was also influenced by national events in business and finance that led many to believe that a lack of leadership in management was widespread. It became apparent that if managers were to function effectively in the rapidly changing health care industry, enhanced leadership and management skills were needed"-- Provided by publisher.