Nursing Issues in Leading and Managing Change

This book discusses the evolution of health care delivery systems, systems of Theory and Analysis in Health Care and Nursing, and the effects of Health Care Economics and Financing on Nursing and Health Care Delivery.

Abstract

PART I: THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS FOR CHANGE * The Evolution of Health Care Delivery Systems * Systems of Theory and Analysis in Health Care and Nursing * Effects of Health Care Economics and Financing on Nursing and Health Care Delivery * Organizational Theory and the Change Process * Organizational Dynamics * Managing Change * Role Theory and Effective Role Acquisitions in the Health Care Delivery System * Communicating to Manage Change * Leading in Times of Change * Decision Processes and Critical Thinking * PART II: THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH CHANGE OCCURS * Social and Cultural Factors Affecting Health Care and Nursing Practice * Labor Relations in a Turbulent Health Care Environment * Health Policy: Strategies for Analysis and Influence * Ethical Issues in Nursing Practice * Legal Issues in Nursing Practice * Credentialing in a Changing Health Care Environment * PART III: EFFECTING CHANGE IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM * Management Skills * Managing Care Through Advanced Practice Nursing * Quality Management in Nursing Practice * Program and Program Management * Managing Resources * Nursing Informatics: A Means for Change * Marketing Management * Consultation as a Tool for Change * Energizing Yourself for Change