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Clinical leadership, along with values-based care and compassion, are critical in supporting the development of high quality healthcare service and delivery. Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare: Values into Action offers a range of tools and topics that support and foster clinically focused nurses and other healthcare professionals to develop their leadership potential.The new edition has been updated in light of recent key changes in health service approaches to care and values. Divided into three parts, it offers information on the attributes of clinical leaders, as well as the tools healthcare students and staff can use to develop their leadership potential. It also outlines a number of principles, frameworks and topics that support nurses and healthcare professionals to develop and deliver effective clinical care as clinical leaders. Covering a wide spectrum of practical topics, Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare includes information on:* Theories of leadership and management* Organisational culture* Gender* Generational issues and leaders* Project management* Quality initiatives* Working in teams* Managing change* Effective clinical decision making* How to network and delegate* How to deal with conflict* Implementing evidence-based practiceEach chapter also has a range of reflective questions and self-assessments to help consolidate learning. Itis invaluable reading for all nursing and healthcare professionals, as well as students and those newly qualified.
List of contents
Notes on Contributors xixForeword xxiiiPreface xxvAcknowledgements xxviiPart I Clinical Leaders: Role Models for Values into Action 11 Clinical Leadership Explored 5David Stanley2 Leadership Theories and Styles 25David Stanley3 Followership 47David Stanley4 Congruent Leadership 59David Stanley5 Leadership and Management 91David StanleyPart II Clinical Leadership Tools: How to Influence Quality, Innovation and Change 1076 Organisational Culture, Clinical Leadership and Congruent Leadership 109David Stanley and Sally Carvalho7 Managing Change 125David Stanley8 Clinical Decision Making 149Veronica Swallow, Joanna Smith and Trish Smith9 Creativity 167David Stanley10 Team Working 185David Stanley11 Networking and Delegation 203Linda Malone12 Dealing with Conflict 215Linda Malone13 Motivation and Inspiration 235David Stanley14 Creating a Spirit of Enquiry 247David Stanley and Judith Anderson15 Reflection and Emotional Intelligence 265Karen Stanley16 Quality Initiatives and Project Management 275David StanleyPart III Clinical Leadership Issues: The Context of Values in Action 28917 Gender, Generational Groups and Leadership 291David Stanley18 Power, Politics and Leadership 309David Stanley19 Empowerment and Oppression 325David Stanley20 Clinical Leaders and Congruent Leadership 341David StanleyIndex 349
About the author
David Stanley is Associate Professor in the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University, Australia.
Summary
A practical guide to clinical leadership, covering the principles, frameworks, tools and topics that support nurses and healthcare professionals to develop their clinical leadership potential, and deliver effective and compassionate patient care.
