{"product_id":"9780826105592","title":"Nursing Leadership for Patient-Centered Care: Authenticity Presence Intuition Expertise","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This book should be read by every nurse manager. Nursing students and faculty will benefit from reading it as well.\"--\u003cb\u003eNursing Education Perspectives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dr. Forman's book is revolutionary and courageous in that it brings to light negative issues that exist in nursing management and patient careÖ.Her use of plain, day-to-day language and methods will ultimately bring reform to health care at the bedside.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—\u003cb\u003eDeborah M. Tascone\u003c\/b\u003e, MS, RN\u003cbr\u003eRegional Executive Director\u003cbr\u003eNorth Shore Long Island Jewish Health System\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The vignettes provide great examples that could lead to rich classroom or workshop discussions. Perfect for leadership\/management courses and in health care organizations...\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiana Mason\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, C, FAAN, RN\u003cbr\u003eEditor Emeritus, American Journal of Nursing\u003cbr\u003eProfessor of Nursing, Rudin Chair, Hunter-Bellevue College of Nursing \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo often, both nurses and patients witness major breakdowns in the health care system-ineffective communication, unrealistic nurse-patient ratios, tension among staff, abuse of authority, and most importantly, managers drawn away from patients due to administrative duties. This inspiring guide presents engaging, real-life stories of nurses, managers, and leaders who have experienced failures of the system firsthand, and have been motivated to critically examine, address, and resolve them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of narratives includes practical methods, models, and strategies that nurses can apply to enhance and expand their own practices. Readers will gain a wealth of insight on how to overcome narrow-mindedness and egocentrism, to improve their management, leadership, communication, and organizational skills, and ultimately to bring real reform to health care practices and patient care.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePresents stories of actual management issues and how nurse leaders\/managers, nursing staff, and patients have handled them \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentifies harmful trends in the health care system that can be analyzed and remedied \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncourages nurse managers to shift the prevailing \"system-centered\" orientation to one that is \"patient-centered\" \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides a phenomenologically based leadership\/management model for resolving nursing issues institutionally and individually \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes methods for addressing cultural and religious barriers among staff \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engaging, enjoyable read, this book will empower readers to learn from these narratives and to dramatically transform the health care system at large.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47118890533104,"sku":"9780826105592","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780826105592_p0.jpg?v=1763754459","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780826105592","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}