Nursing Leadership and Management by Ruth M. Tappen (1995, Book, Illustrated)

Description: This is the Third Edition of Nursing Leadership and Management: Concepts and Practice by Ruth M. Tappen. This 508 page softcover was published in 1995. From the back cover we read, 'Preparing Students for New Roles in a Changing Health Care Environment. The Third Edition of Dr. Tappen's classic text comes at an auspicious time for nurses about to embark on their professional careers. New opportunities abound in management for nurses who can offer leadership in a time of great change. Dr. Tappen uses examples and research drawn from community-based settings as well as more traditional acute and long-term care settings, reflecting the greatly expanded practice areas available to nurses. New topics include "*Transformational leadership *Health care reform *Quality of work life *Case management and patient-focused-care" Emphasizing the importance of being a complete manager, the third edition presents ways to improve the quality of the workplace to promote retention of highly motivated workers, and to improve the quality of patient care and clinical outcomes. many topics have been thoroughly updated for the third edition. They include: "*Planning for change *New ways for organizing health care delivery *Aspects of teamwork *New thinking in management theories" New material on critical thinking skills is introduced in this edition. A master teacher, Dr. Tappen has found ways to present complex ideas so that they come alive using examples, case studies, and research findings. Other material has been completely rewritten for simplicity and in response to the changing environment. This material includes: *Approaches to project planning *Components of leadership and management *Professional growth and new career paths *More graphic approaches to budgeting" Using learning objectives and content outlines, the third edition of Nursing Leadership and Management: Concept and Practice helps students organize, internalize, and retain the ideas and techniques they will need to become reflective in their roles as leaders and managers in our rapidly evolving health care environment." Nice copy in good condition. Clean pages with no markings. About half of the pages have a palm-sized area at the bottom corner that has some light damp wrinkling; not bad and doesn't affect the text. Shipping and handling 6.10 Media Mail to US destinations (HEAVY BOOK WEIGHS OVER TWO POUNDS). Canadian residents 30.35 Flat Rate Padded Envelope. All others welcome but extra postage required and shipped entirely at your risk.

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