Essential Skills for Nurse Managers

Résumé du livre

Essential Skills for Nurse Managers
Shelley Cohen, RN, MSN, CEN
Sharon Cox, MSN, RN

Essential Skills for Nurse Managers is an indispensable resource for nurse managers, one they will turn to time and time again over many years. Nurse management experts Shelley Cohen and Sharon Cox have created a resource that can be used by new or experienced nurse managers who seek guidance on all aspects of nursing management, from interviewing staff to writing strategic plans. The book can be read cover-to-cover or used as a quick reference guide. It is ideal for orientation for new nurse managers or ongoing education for more experienced managers. In Essential Skills for Nurse Managers, novice and experienced nurse managers alike will find the proven strategies, tools, and resources they need to excel as nurse leaders. The book provides downloadable forms and tools on all the key topics that enable the manager to immediately incorporate the strategies and techniques in the book into practice.
Benefits:

• Practical and authoritative, with actionable advice and examples drawn from the authors' decades of experience
• Includes 24 chapters covering the essentials, including structuring effective meetings; staff delegation, motivation, and empowerment; budgeting; promoting professional development, and techniques for promoting a culture of safety and quality
• Library of useful forms, tools, and scripting examples to support the professional development of nurse managers
• Written by two recognized experts in the field of nursing management, Shelley Cohen, RN, MSN, CEN, and Sharon Cox, MSN, RN

Section 1: You Have to Start Somewhere
Chapter 1: Leadership
Chapter 2: Team Building
Chapter 3: Time Management
Chapter 4: The Interviewing and Hiring Process
Chapter 5: Onboarding Staff With Effective Orientation
Chapter 6: Staff Meeting Opportunities
Chapter 7: Competency
Chapter 8: The Dollars and Sense of Management

Section 2: It Will Get Better
Chapter 9: Creating a Healthy Work Environment
Chapter 10: Coaching and Communicating Across the Generations
Chapter 11: Shared Governance
Chapter 12: Managing Change
Chapter 13: The Art of Delegation Through Staff Engagement and Ownership
Chapter 14: Staff Empowerment and Motivation
Chapter 15: Performance Management
Chapter 16: Developing and Retaining Staff

Section 3: Trust the Process
Chapter 17: Creating a Culture of Safety and Quality
Chapter 18: Conflict Management
Chapter 19: Balance and Renewal
Chapter 20: Strategic Planning and Execution
Chapter 21: The Risk Management and Liability Side of Leadership
Chapter 22: The Role of Ethics in Management
Chapter 23: Developing a Business Plan
Chapter 24: Professional Development