The Nurse's Guide to Successful Management: A Desk Reference

By Jo A. McGuffin

Management Dynamics: A Desktop Reference For Managers is a "one-stop," practical guide that compiles valuable tools, techniques, exercises, and guidelines to help nurse managers and administrators handle their daily tasks. Many nurse mangers are skilled clinicians yet have received little managerial training. The text has brought together the best and most significant information for them and compiled it all in an easy-to-use and understandable format. Each chapter addresses a specific topic (e.g., networking skills, interviewing techniques, managed care challenges) that is vital to the nurse management role. The appendices contain valuable tools, reporting formats, competency standards, and performance improvement examples that nurse managers can use on the job and photocopy for future use.

* Includes tools, exercises, practical forms, checklists, guidelines, and worksheets in a hands-on format to help managers and administrators complete daily operational tasks more efficiently and effectively. * Discusses practical hot topics, such as delegation, networking, office politics, and marketing skills, so nurses can effectively handle many situations in daily practice. * Incorporates an interdisciplinary approach to concur with the various settings nurse managers work in today. * Action Tips boxes summarize key management skills and provide practical, step-by-step ideas for application. * Management Spotlight boxes highlight specific tips for nurse managers. * Chapter quotes from well-known sources introduce appropriate text.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323003885
• ISBN13: 9780323003889
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Mosby
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 8.5"