Saunders Leadership and Nursing Care Management

Develop and strengthen your nursing leadership and management skills! Leadership and Nursing Care Management, 8th Edition, focuses on best practices for effectively managing interdisciplinary teams, client needs, and systems of care. A research-based approach includes realistic cases studies showing the application of management principles to nursing practice. Arranged by American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) competencies, the text addresses topics such as staffing and scheduling, budgeting, team building, legal and ethical issues, and measurement of outcomes. This new edition is enhanced with AACN Essentials competencies, post-COVID insights for nurse managers, and exercises to prepare you for the Next-Generation NCLEX® exam. Next-Generation NCLEX® (NGN)-style case studies in select chapters align with clinical judgment content, preparing you for the NGN Chapters organized by AONL competencies address leadership and care management topics by the five competencies integral to effective leadership and practice, as identified by the American Organization for Nursing Leadership Critical thinking exercises at the end of each chapter challenge you to reflect on chapter content, critically analyze the information, and apply it to a situation Research Notesin each chaptersummarize current research studies and explore how they relate to nursing leadership and management practice NEW! AACN Essentials competencies throughout the chapters support the theme of Nurses as Leaders, focusing on how nurses can embrace and implement the AACN competencies to develop their leadership capacity NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based practice information on nursing leadership and management topics UPDATED! Case studies in each chapter now include AACN Essentials competencies and present real-world leadership and management scenarios that illustrate how concepts can be applied to specific situations UPDATED! Post-COVID insights are included when applicable, exploring topics such as the current state of nursing, the impact of COVID on nurse managers' stress levels, and the changing perspective of nurse managers in the post-COVID world of work