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| Case Applications in Nursing Leadership and Management, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| UNIT 1: INTRODUCTION. Chapter 1: America?s Health Care Environment. Chapter 2: Basic Health Care Economics. UNIT II: A NEW HEALTH CARE MODEL. Chapter 3: Evidence-Based Health Care. Chapter 4: Nursing and Health Care Informatics. Chapter 5: Population-Based Health Care Practice. Chapter 6: Personal and Interdisciplinary Communication. Chapter 7: Politics and Consumer Partnerships. UNIT III: PLANNING CARE. Chapter 8: Leadership and Management. Chapter 9: Strategic Planning and Organizing Patient Care. Chapter 10: Effective Team Building. Chapter 11: Budget Concepts for Patient Care. Chapter 12: Effective Staffing. Chapter 13: Delegation of Nursing Care. UNIT IV: MANAGING CARE. Chapter 14: First-Line Patient Care Management. Chapter 15: Patient Teaching. Chapter 16: Change and Conflict Resolution Chapter 17: Power Chapter 18: Time Management. UNIT V: EVALUATION. Chapter 19: Managing Outcomes. Chapter 20: Decision Making. UNIT VI: OTHER PROFESSIONAL CONSIDERATIONS Chapter 21: Legal Aspects of Patient Care. Chapter 22: Ethical Dimensions of Patient Care Chapter 23: Cultural Diversity and Spirituality. Chapter 24: Collective Bargaining. UNIT VII PREPARATION FOR ENTRY-LEVEL NURSING PRACTICE. Chapter 25: Career Planning | |||||||
| Thomson Delmar Learning - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 140183454X | PGS: 320 | List: 77.95 YOUR PRICE: 74.05 | |||
| Correctional Leadership: A Cultural Perspective, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| 1. Correctional Leadership and Organizational Culture. 2. Organizational Culture: Theoretical and Organizational Issues. 3. The Organizational Culture of Corrections. 4. Correctional Officers and Their Culture. 5. Correctional Leaders: The Administrator Culture. 6. Creating, Transmitting, and Transforming Correctional Culture. 7. Correctional Leadership: The 21st Century. | |||||||
| Wadsworth Publishing - CENGAGE | H | ISBN: 0534574297 | PGS: 160 | List: 169.95 YOUR PRICE: 161.45 | |||
| Group Leadership Skills: Interpersonal Process in Group Counseling and Therapy, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| Part One: INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW. 1. Theories and Assumptions. 2. On Becoming a Group Leader. Part Two: BASIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS: GETTING THE GROUP TO WORK. 3. Creating a Group from Scratch: Program Planning and Member Preparation. 4. Leading the First Session. 5. Facilitating, Opening, and Closing: The Foundation of Group Skills. 6. Working on the Agendas: The Basic Framework of a Group Session. 7. Working with Tension and Conflict. Part Three: ADVANCED LEADERSHIP SKILLS: GETTING THE GROUP TO UNCHARTED WATER. 8. Taking More Risks in Communication: Toward Greater Group Closeness. 9. The Hot-Seat Method: The Knee-Jerk Experience. 10. The Method of Stirring-the-Pot: Stimulating Group Affect. 11. The Skills of Termination: Completing the Circle. Part Four: OTHER CONSIDERATIONS. 12. Reflective Writing: Adding Therapeutic Means. 13. Professionalism: Professional Standards and Best Practice. 14. Further Development of the Group Leader. Appendix A: Sample of a Group Proposal: Personal-Growth Group for Adolescents in Sudden Transition. Appendix B: Orientation Handouts. References. Index. | |||||||
| Wadsworth Publishing - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 0534252672 | PGS: 400 | List: 152.95 YOUR PRICE: 145.30 | |||
| Human Relations in Business: Developing Interpersonal and Leadership Skills (with InfoTrac˝), 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| Preface. About The Authors. Section I. Keys To Managing Yourself. 1.Understanding Yourself And Others. Understanding Human Relations. Predisposing Factors. Situational Factors. The Reasoning Process. Measuring Personality. 2. Managing Stress To Meet The Demands Of Life And Work. Stress Defined. Predisposition to Stress. Sources of Stress. Consequences of Stress. Organizational Responses to Stress. Managing Stress. Workplace Violence. 3. Managing Time And Demands. Time Management and Interpersonal Effectiveness. Time Management vs. Behavior Management. Time Management Strategies. 4. Developing A Sense Of Ethical Professionalism. Professionalism. Ethical Behavior. Section II. Keys To Working With Others. 5. Understanding The Diverse Nature Of Others. Prejudice versus. Discrimination. Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism in the 21st Century. Discrimination in the Workplace. 6. Working With Difficult People In Difficult Situations. Defining Conflict. Analyzing Conflict. Managing Conflict. 7. Understanding Interpersonal And Organizational Communication. Types of Organizational Communication. Interpersonal Communication. Improving Employee Communication Skills. 8. Understanding Group Interaction. Definition of a Group. Reasons for Joining Groups. Factors Affecting Group Performance. Individual vs. Group Performance. 9. Getting Other People To Like Us. How People Form Impressions. Trying to Manage Impressions Using Impression Formation to Write a Resume. Cover Letters. Section III. Keys To Leading Managing Others. 10. Understanding And Applying Leadership Skills. An Introduction to Leadership. Personal Characteristics Associated with Leadership. Interaction Between the Leader and the Situation. Specific Leadership Skills. Leadership: Where Are We Today? 11. Employee Satisfaction. Why Should We Care About Job Satisfaction? Causes of Job Satisfaction. Integration of Theories. Measuring Job Satisfaction. Absenteeism. 12. Motivating Others. What Motivates Employees? Integration of Motivation Theories. 13. Developing Others: Organization Development. Managing Change. Empowering Employees. Developing Teams. 14. Persuading And Influencing Others. Giving Orders and Expecting Obedience. Conformity. Compliance. Persuasion. 15. Communication Skills. Communicating Expectations Through Job Descriptions. Communication Expectations Through Performance Appraisals. Terminating Employees. References. Name Index. Subject Index. | |||||||
| Wadsworth Publishing - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 0534355080 | PGS: 640 | List: 240.95 YOUR PRICE: 228.90 | |||
| Improving School through Teacher Leadership | |||||||
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| CONTENTS Series Editors' Preface Acknowledgements Introduction Part One: Teacher Leadership: Theoretical Background Chapter 1 Teacher Leadership Chapter 2 Distributed Leadership Part Two: Enhancing Teacher Leadership Chapter 4 Building Professional Learning Communities Chapter 5 Meaningful Professional Development Chapter 6 Generating and supporting Teacher Leadership Part Three: Recent Studies and Evidence Chapter 7 Teacher Leadership and Teacher Effectiveness Chapter 8 Teacher Leadership and Differential Effectiveness Chapter 9 Teacher-led School Improvement: A Research Study Chapter 10 Successful Teacher Leadership Chapter 11 Emergent Teacher leadership Chapter 12 Restricted Teacher Leadership Part Four: Future Directions for Teacher Leadership Chapter 13 Nurturing Teacher Leadership Chapter 14 Improving Schools through Teacher Leadership References Index | |||||||
| Open University Press | H | ISBN: 0335208835 | PGS: 31 | List: 164.95 YOUR PRICE: 156.70 | |||
| Leaders and Healthcare Organizational Change: Art, Politics and Process | |||||||
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| Health and mental health organizations are undergoing major changes in policies, procedures, structures, and emphasis. Many of these changes appear related to what may be termed the managed care revolution. This upheaval in delivery systems related to hea, | |||||||
| SPRINGER VERLAG | H | ISBN: 0306465574 | PGS: 200 | List: 69.95 YOUR PRICE: 66.45 | |||
| Leaders and Supervisors in Child Care Programs, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| Chapter1. Leadership. Chapter2. The Leader as Role Model. Chapter3. Setting the Stage for Effective Supervision. Chapter4. Making the Supervisory Program Work Through Relationships. Chapter5. The Orientation Program - Starting the Relationship. Chapter6. The Supervisory Cycle. Chapter7. Change. Chapter8. Keeping Current. Summary. Class Assignments. Class Exercises. | |||||||
| Thomson Delmar Learning - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 0766825779 | PGS: 224 | List: 75.95 YOUR PRICE: 72.15 | |||
| Leadership Gender and Culture in Education | |||||||
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| Introduction John Collard (Australia) Cecilia Reynolds (Canada) Part I : Leadership discourses and gender 1. Negotiating and reconstructing gendered leadership discourses 2. Does size matter: The interaction between principal gender, level of schooling and institutional scale in Australian schools 3. Gender and school leadership in Sweden 4. Gender and School leadership discourses: A Swedish perspective Part II: Leadership practices amidst global and local change 5. Steel magnolias in velvet ghettoes: Female leaders in Australian girls' schools 6. Influences of the discourses of globalization on mentoring for gender equity and social justice in educational leadership 7. Gender, leadership and change in faculties of education in three countries Part III: Disrupting the normative discourse of leadership 8. Women performing the superintendency: Problematising the normative alignment of conceptions of power and constructions of gender 9. Leadership, embodiment and gender scripts: prom queens and chief executives 10. Transgressing heteronormativity in educational administration 11. Leadership and Aboriginal education in contemporary education 12. Bridge people: Leaders for social justice 13. The Emperor has no clothes: Professionalism, performativity and educational leadership in high risk postmodern times Conclusions & Implications: towards emergent theoretical perspectives on leadership, gender and culture | |||||||
| Open University Press | S | ISBN: 0335214401 | PGS: 37 | List: 55.95 YOUR PRICE: 53.15 | |||
| Leadership in Organizations: Professional Development Series, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| Pre-Assessment Activity Part 1: Leadership Dynamics Part 2: Leadership Responsibilities Part 3: Leadership Development Part 4: The Leader as a Communicator Part 5: The Leader''s Professional Image Part 6: The Leader''s Organizational Management Part 7: The Leader and Strategic Planning Part 8: The Leader as a Supervisor Case Studies. Post-Assessment Activity | |||||||
| South-Western Educational Pub - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 0538724846 | PGS: 100 | List: 38.95 YOUR PRICE: 37.00 | |||
| Leadership, Advocacy, and Direct Service Strategies for Professional School Counselors, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| Part I: LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY IN ACADEMIC AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT. 1. School Counseling and Academic Achievement (Peggy LaTurno Hines, Indiana State University and Teesue H. Fields, Indiana University Southeast). 2. Improving Academic Achievement Through An Understanding of Learning Styles (Bradley T. Erford, Cheryl Moore-Thomas, and Shelley A. Mazzuca, Loyola College in Maryland). 3. Investigating the World of Work (Susan Sears, The Ohio State University). 4. Fostering Positive Career Development in Children and Adolescents (Spencer G. Niles and Jerry Trusty, The Pennsylvania State University, and Natasha Mitchell, University of Maryland). 5. Equity, Access, and Career Development: Contextual Conflicts (Mary Jackson and Dale Grant, Georgia Southern University). Part II: 6. Respecting Differences: Racial and Ethnic Groups (Deryl F. Bailey, The University of Georgia and Mary Bradbury-Bailey, Cedar Shoals High School, Athens, GA). 7. Leadership and Advocacy for Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, Transgendered, and Questioning (LBGTQ) Students: Academic, Career, and Interpersonal Success Strategies (Shannon D. Smith, University of Akron, and Stuart F. Chen-Hayes, Lehman College/ City University of New York). 8. Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution Education In the Schools (Vivian V. Ripley, Old Dominion University). 9. Loss and Grief in the School Setting (Susan Norris Huss, Bowling Green State University). 10. Alcohol and Other Substance Abuse: The School Counselor''s Role (J. Kelly Coker, University of Nevada, Las Vegas). 11. Stress Management: The School Counselor''s Role (Vicki Brooks. Lewis and Clark College). 12. School Counselors as Leaders and Advocates In Addressing Sexual Harassment (Carolyn B. Stone, University of North Florida). | |||||||
| Wadsworth Publishing - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 0534589332 | PGS: 352 | List: 126.95 YOUR PRICE: 120.60 | |||
| Management: Challenges for Tomorrow's Leaders (with InfoTrac˝ 1-Semester), 5th Ed. | |||||||
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| PART 1: MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF THE 21ST CENTURY. 1. Management and Managers. 2. Evolution of Management Thought. 3. Social Responsibility and Ethics. PART 2: PLANNING CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 4. Strategic Management and Planning in a Global Environment. 5. Planning in the Contemporary Organization. 6. Managerial Decision Making. PART 3: ORGANIZING CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 7. Organizing for Effectiveness and Efficiency?. 8. Organizational Design. 9. Strategic Human Resource Management. 10. Organizational Culture and Change . PART 4: LEADERSHIP CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 11. Communicating Effectively within Diverse Organizations. 12. Leading in a Dynamic Environment. 13. Exploring Individual Differences and Team Dynamics. 14. Motivating Organizational Members. PART 5: CONTROL CHALLENGES IN THE 21ST CENTURY. 15. Organizational Control in a Complex Business Environment. 16. Productivity and Quality in Operations 17. Information Technology and Control. | |||||||
| South-Western College Pub - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 0324302592 | PGS: 576 | List: 334.95 YOUR PRICE: 318.20 | |||
| Mentor Coaching and Leadership in Early Care and Education, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2:Mentor-Coaching and Leadership Chapter 3: Mentor-Coaching and Change Chapter 4: Mentor-Coaching and Planning Chapter 5: Mentor-Coaching and Communication Chapter 6: Mentor-Coaching and Learning Chapter 7: Mentor-Coaching and Values Chapter 8: Mentor-Coaching and Diversity Chapter 9: Mentor-Coaching and Creativity Chapter 10: Mentor-Coaching and Literacy Chapter 11: Mentor-Coaching and Life/Career Choices Chapter 12: Mentor-Coaching and Evaluation | |||||||
| Thomson Delmar Learning - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 1418005843 | PGS: 288 | List: 52.95 YOUR PRICE: 50.30 | |||
| Motivational Leadership in Early Childhood Education, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| Chapter 1: The Role of Motivation in Early Childhood Programs Chapter 2: Early Childhood Settings: Unique Challenges in the Workplace Chapter 3: The Motivational Leader Chapter 4: It's the Little Things that Count: Everyday Ideas Chapter 5: Organizational Incentives Chapter 6: Conclusions | |||||||
| Thomson Delmar Learning - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 1418018686 | PGS: 160 | List: 41.95 YOUR PRICE: 41.95 | |||
| Nursing Leadership and Management: A Practical Guide, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| PART I: INTRODUCTION TO NURSING LEADERSHIP 1. What is Leadership? 2. What is Management? 3. Leadership vs. Management 4. A Positive Definition of Power 5. Accountability in Nursing Leadership PART II: PRIMARY SKILLS FOR THE NURSING LEADER 6. What is Communication? 7. Communication Skills 8. Decision-Making and Time Management Skills 9. Change Management Skills 10. Conflict Resolution Skills 11. Team Building Skills PART III: PUTTING THE PRIMARY SKILLS TO WORK: STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL ROLES FOR THE NURSING LEADER 12. Managing First-Line Patient Care 13. Strategic Thinking to Improve Patient Care Outcomes 14. Managing Patient Care and Outcomes Through Improving Organization Quality 15. Managing and Supporting Excellence in Staff Performance 16. Nurses as Professional Leaders Inside and Outside the Health Care Organization PART IV: THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON NURSING LEADERSHIP 17. The Current Healthcare Climate?and Into the Future 18. Nursing Leaders Influencing Politics and Acting as Patient Advocates 19. Nursing Leadership and Collective Bargaining 20. Delegation 21. Current and Future Opportunities for Nurse Leaders PART V: LEGAL AND ETHICAL ASPECTS OF NURSING LEADERSHIP 22. Legal Aspects of Nursing Leadership 23. Ethical Issues in Nursing Leadership PART VI: PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER AND BECOMING A NURSING LEADER 24. Top Ten Ways to Become a Nursing Leader | |||||||
| Thomson Delmar Learning - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 1401827047 | PGS: 288 | List: 50.95 YOUR PRICE: 50.95 | |||
| The Ethics of Leadership, 1st Ed. | |||||||
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| Introduction: Ethics And The Study Of Leadership. 1. THE MORAL CHALLENGES OF POWER AND SELF-INTEREST. Gary Yukl, "Sources of Power and Influence". Plato, "Justice and the Leader". Case: Plato, "The Rings of Gyges." Thomas Hobbes, "Self-Interest and Human Nature". Niccolo Machiavelli, "The Qualities of Princes". Ayn Rand, "Why Self-Interest is Best". 2. VIRTUE AND THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE MORALITY OF LEADERS. Aristotle, "Virtue Ethics". Case: "Sleazy or Stupid?" Buddha, "The First Sermon" and "The Synopsis of Truth". Case: "Does Personal Morality Matter?" Dean Ludwig and Clinton Longnecker, "The Bathsheba Syndrome: The Ethical Failure of Successful Leaders". Jonathan Bennett, "The Conscience of Huckleberry Finn". 3. DUTIES OF LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS. Introduction. Immanuel Kant, "Good Will, Duty and the Categorical Imperative". Case: "Innocent or Guilty? Case: "On Women and Girls". Bernard Williams, "Moral Luck". Case: "Is a Lie Always a Lie?" Case: "The Accused and Duties of Law-Abiding Citizen". Hanna Arendt, "The Accused and Duties of the Law-Abiding Citizens". Confucius, Selections from the Analects. 4. LEADERSHIP FOR THE GREATEST GOOD. Introduction. John Stuart Mill, "What Utilitarianism Is". Case: "Prejudice or Preference?" Case: "Corneas in the Congo". John Rawls, "Distributive Justice". Case" Ursula Le Guin, "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas". Friedrich Nietzsche, "Zarathustra''s Prologue". Lao Tzu, "The Lao Tzu (Tao-Te-Ching)". 5. THE MORAL AND EMOTIONAL RELATIONSHIP OF LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS. Introduction. Max Weber, "Legitimate Authority and Charisma". Case: "The Only God You''ll Ever See: Jim Jones and the People''s Temple," Charles Lindholm. Robert C. Solomon, "the Myth of Charisma". Robert Greenleaf, Selections from Servant Leadership: A Journey into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness. James MacGregor Burns, "The Structure of Moral Leadership". 6. MORAL LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE. Introduction. Ruth Benedict, "Anthropology and the Abnormal". Mary Midgley, "Trying Out One''s New Sword". F.G. Bailey, "Values, Beliefs and Leadership". Case: "Diller''s Dilemma". The United Nations Declaration of Human Rights from UN Web Page. Case: "The Oil Rig". Isaiah Berlin, "The Pursuit of the Ideal". Joshua cooper Ramo, "The Five Virtues of Kofi Annan". | |||||||
| Wadsworth Publishing - CENGAGE | S | ISBN: 0155063170 | PGS: 320 | List: 85.95 YOUR PRICE: 81.65 | |||
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