The New Leadership Challenge: Creating The Future Of Nursing,9780803612587

The New Leadership Challenge: Creating The Future Of Nursing

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Edition: 2nd
ISBN13: 9780803612587
ISBN10: 0803612583
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-06-30
Publisher(s): F a Davis Co
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Summary

In an easy to read, interactive format, the authors guide the reader into understanding the characteristics of a leader and a follower, and how and when to use each of these roles to achieve personal and professional success as nurses.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 The Nature of Leadership: Distinguishing Leadership from Management 1(26)
Introduction
2(1)
Theories of Leadership
2(2)
Leadership and Management
4(4)
Elements of Leadership
8(6)
Conclusion
14(13)
CHAPTER 2 The New World and New Leadership: Changing Our Thinking about Leadership 27(14)
Introduction
28(1)
Preparing Nurse Leaders
28(1)
Developing Leadership
29(1)
Chaos Faced by Nurses
30(2)
Quantum Theory and the New Science
32(3)
Supporting Perspectives
35(2)
Conclusion
37(4)
CHAPTER 3 Followership and Empowerment 41(24)
Introduction
42(2)
The Concept of Followership
44(2)
Types of Followers
46(3)
Characteristics of Effective or Exemplary Followers
49(2)
Sources of Power
51(1)
Empowering Self and Others
52(1)
Strategies to Develop Effective Followership Skills
53(5)
Conclusion
58(7)
CHAPTER 4 Leadership as an Integral Component of a Professional Role 65(16)
Introduction
66(1)
Types of Leadership
67(3)
Emotional Intelligence
70(1)
Self-Esteem and Leadership Image
71(1)
Would-Be Leaders Become Leaders
72(1)
Leadership as an Integral Component of Each Nurse's Role
73(2)
Conclusion
75(6)
CHAPTER 5 Vision and Creativity 81(24)
Introduction
82(1)
The Concept of Vision
82(1)
Why Have a Vision?
83(8)
The Process of Creativity
91(5)
Conclusion
96(9)
CHAPTER 6 Gender Perspectives in Leadership 105(16)
Introduction
106(1)
Common Gender Differences
106(2)
Women's Ways of Leading
108(4)
Combining the Best of "Femaleness" and "Maleness"
112(2)
Strategies for Women and Men to Be Successful Leaders in the Future
114(2)
Conclusion
116(5)
CHAPTER 7 Chaos and Disequilibrium: Invigorating, Challenging, and Growth-Producing 121(22)
Introduction
122(1)
Adjusting the Leader Role and the Practice of Leadership
123(1)
Definition of Chaos
123(2)
Chaos in Nursing
125(1)
Complexity of the Registered Nurse Role in the Current Healthcare System
126(1)
Facilitating Leadership in Chaos
127(1)
Change
128(1)
The Leader as a Change Agent
129(3)
Facilitating the Change Process
132(4)
The Process of Change
136(1)
Barriers to Change
137(1)
Dealing with Conflict Generated by Change
138(1)
Conclusion
139(4)
CHAPTER 8 Shaping a Preferred Future for Nursing 143(20)
Introduction
144(1)
Predicting the Future
145(3)
General Predictions about the Future
148(2)
Predictions about the Future of Healthcare
150(2)
Predictions about the Future of Nursing
152(2)
Approaches to Shaping a Preferred Future for Nursing
154(3)
Characteristics of Nurse Leaders Needed to Create a Preferred Future for Nursing
157(1)
Conclusion
158(5)
CHAPTER 9 Developing as a Leader Throughout One's Career 163(22)
Introduction
164(1)
General Approaches to Leadership Development
164(5)
Environments that Facilitate Leadership Development
169(3)
Empowerment
172(1)
Mentoring
173(5)
Networking
178(1)
Conclusion
179(6)
CHAPTER 10 Conclusions: The New Leadership Challenge, Excellence, and Professional Involvement 185(12)
Introduction
186(1)
The Concept of Excellence
186(5)
Leadership and Excellence
191(2)
Professional Involvement
193(1)
Conclusion
194(3)
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 197(22)
INDEX 219

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