Essentials of Nursing Leadership & Management Paperback / softback

Transition from student to professional with confidence.

Stepping out of the classroom and into professional nursing practice can be stressful.

This handy guide will build your confidence and prepare you to meet the challenges you’ll face as a new staff nurse in today’s dynamic health-care environments.

You’ll explore your future responsibilities as a leader and a manager and the workplace issues and trends that you’ll encounter in practice. Revised, Expanded & Updated! Encompassing the expanding challenges and responsibilities of nurses in practice today, the current health care environment, safety and quality initiatives, and changes in nursing practice New & Expanded!

Content on diversity, the aging population, and LGBTQ+ community as well as resilience in times of unexpected stress and nurses as creative innovators Updated!

Case studies with questions that promote clinical judgment End-of-chapter Case Studies, Study Questions, and NCLEX®-style review questions with answers and rationales in the appendix Comprehensive, practical advice on how to develop and sustain a successful nursing career Coverage of the concepts essential to assuming leadership and management roles as well as career mobility, advanced degrees, magnet status, practice levels, and professional organizations Coverage of quality and safety issues, including the roles of QSEN, the Institute of Medicine, research, and evidence-based practiceSelf-assessment tools to identify personal strengths and empower the development of leadership skills Integrated coverage of Canadian nursing