AJN Book of the Year Winner in Leadership and Management!

Bolster your leadership skills to inspire and maximize your team's capability and capacity

This award-winning text helps students of nurse leadership to master the competencies they need to effectively lead in today's complex health organizations. The updated fourth edition offers greater opportunities for readers to access the contemporary thinking of principals in a variety of fields through links to TED talks, blogs, podcasts, and other media. It embraces the global perspectives essential for today's leaders and expands its focus on the context of complex healthcare organizations. Content incorporates current legislation, the Quintuple Aim, and AONE competencies along with increased attention to national patient safety benchmarks, health disparities, workforce issues, and patient and consumer satisfaction. Experts impart their knowledge on interprofessional collaboration, creating and shaping diverse care environments, healthcare economics, and other key areas of leadership development.

The book provides practical information on developing and implementing strategic plans; designing, implementing, and evaluating practice models; building cohesive and effective teams; and leading across systems of care to resolve healthcare disparities and improve outcomes. Known for its readability and pragmatic approach, the fourth edition provides additional case studies and scenarios depicting changing dynamics within nursing. These "Leadership in Action" vignettes demonstrate how other nurses have harnessed their strengths, sought out mentors, and solved complex problems. Consistent with leadership competencies in the AACN Essentials, the book addresses healthcare challenges and frameworks for becoming a transformational leader during times of change and discusses the creation of organizational cultures that support practice excellence. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Expands case studies to encompass more complex scenarios across varied roles and settings
• Offers access to the contemporary thinking of leaders in different fields
• Expands the role of the nurse leader working across diverse communities and constituencies, including legislators
• Written to appeal to students following different trajectories such as those in BSN-DNP programs
• Discusses how COVID-19 has changed leadership and healthcare illustrated by vivid case studies
• Provides increased focus on developing leadership skills in clinical roles
• Offers new examples of dealing with crises from a leadership perspective

Key Features:

• Outlines key leadership competencies for effective leadership in complex organizations 
• Addresses healthcare economics and finance and discusses key population health strategies 
• Offers "Leadership in Action" vignettes highlighting real-world application of concepts and strategies
• Examines important transition of APRNs into leadership roles 
• Provides learning objectives, reflection questions, inspirational quotations from noted leaders, and resources for further learning

CourseConnect Features:

• Interactive modules with chapter lessons, questions, and more
• Flashcards, game center, and discussion boards
• Notes, highlighter, bookmark, and search tools
• Dashboard to track progress, strengths, and weaknesses