Nursing Leadership & Management, Fourth Edition provides a comprehensive look at the knowledge and skills required to lead and manage at every level of nursing, emphasizing the crucial role nurses play in patient safety and the delivery of quality health care. Presented in three units, readers are introduced to a conceptual framework that highlights nursing leadership and management responsibilities for patient-centered care delivery to the patient, to the community, to the agency, and to the self. This valuable new edition: Includes new and up-to-date information from national and state health care and nursing organizations, as well as new chapters on the historical context of nursing leadership and management and the organization of patient care in high reliability health care organizations Explores each of the six Quality and Safety in Nursing (QSEN) competencies: Patient-Centered Care, Teamwork and Collaboration, Evidence-based Practice (EBP), Quality Improvement (QI), Safety, and Informatics Provides review questions for all chapters to help students prepare for course exams and NCLEX state board exams Features contributions from experts in the field, with perspectives from bedside nurses, faculty, directors of nursing, nursing historians, physicians, lawyers, psychologists and more Nursing Leadership & Management, Fourth Edition provides a strong foundation for evidence-based, high-quality health care for undergraduate nursing students, working nurses, managers, educators, and clinical specialists.

This newly revised edition of Nursing Leadership and amp; Management is a dynamic and insightful presentation of the leadership and management issues most important to today's nursing leaders. Rooted in evidence and research, this work offers solid foundations and real-world perspectives from nurses, managers, and health care personnel. Key topics at the forefront of every successful manager's agenda, such as quality improvement, health care economics, delegation, informatics, politics, and collective bargaining, are covered in-depth.

Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management offers a concise and unique perspective on critical nursing leadership and management concepts. The text helps readers understand current issues such as time management and priority setting, delegation, performance improvement and much more.