ESSENTIALS OF
Nursing Leadership
& Management
SEVENTH EDITION
, Sally A. Weiss, EdD, APRN, FNP-C,
CNE, ANEF
Professor, Lead Faculty Graduate Program
Herzing University
Menominee Falls, Wisconsin
Ruth M. Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar and Professor
Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing
Boca Raton, Florida
Karen A. Grimley, PhD, MBA, RN,
NEA-BC, FACHE
Chief Nursing Executive, UCLA Health
Vice Dean, UCLA School of Nursing
Los Angeles, California
, Table of Contents
unit 1 Professionalism 1
chapter 1 Characteristics of a Profession 3
chapter 2 Professional Ethics and Values 13
chapter 3 Nursing Practice and the Law 35
unit 2 Leading and Managing 55
chapter 4 Leadership and Followership 57
chapter 5 The Nurse as Manager of Care 71
chapter 6 Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing 81
chapter 7 Communicating With Others and Working
With the Interprofessional Team 99
chapter 8 Resolving Problems and Conflicts 117
unit 3 Health-Care Organizations 131
chapter 9 Organizations, Power, and Professional
Empowerment 133
chapter 10 Organizations, People, and Change 149
chapter 11 Quality and Safety 163
chapter 12 Maintaining a Safe Work Environment 181
chapter 13 Promoting a Healthy Work Environment 197
unit 4 Your Nursing Career 213
chapter 14 Launching Your Career 215
chapter 15 Advancing Your Career 235
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, xii Table of Contents
unit 5 Looking to the Future 249
chapter 16 What the Future Holds 251
Bibliography 263
Appendices
appendix 1 Standards Published by the American Nurses Association 285
appendix 2 Guidelines for the Registered Nurse in Giving, Accepting,
or Rejecting a Work Assignment 287
appendix 3 National Council of State Boards of Nursing Guidelines
for Using Social Media Appropriately 293
appendix
®
4 Answers to NCLEX Review Questions 295
Index 321
Nursing Leadership
& Management
SEVENTH EDITION
, Sally A. Weiss, EdD, APRN, FNP-C,
CNE, ANEF
Professor, Lead Faculty Graduate Program
Herzing University
Menominee Falls, Wisconsin
Ruth M. Tappen, EdD, RN, FAAN
Christine E. Lynn Eminent Scholar and Professor
Florida Atlantic University College of Nursing
Boca Raton, Florida
Karen A. Grimley, PhD, MBA, RN,
NEA-BC, FACHE
Chief Nursing Executive, UCLA Health
Vice Dean, UCLA School of Nursing
Los Angeles, California
, Table of Contents
unit 1 Professionalism 1
chapter 1 Characteristics of a Profession 3
chapter 2 Professional Ethics and Values 13
chapter 3 Nursing Practice and the Law 35
unit 2 Leading and Managing 55
chapter 4 Leadership and Followership 57
chapter 5 The Nurse as Manager of Care 71
chapter 6 Delegation and Prioritization of Client Care Staffing 81
chapter 7 Communicating With Others and Working
With the Interprofessional Team 99
chapter 8 Resolving Problems and Conflicts 117
unit 3 Health-Care Organizations 131
chapter 9 Organizations, Power, and Professional
Empowerment 133
chapter 10 Organizations, People, and Change 149
chapter 11 Quality and Safety 163
chapter 12 Maintaining a Safe Work Environment 181
chapter 13 Promoting a Healthy Work Environment 197
unit 4 Your Nursing Career 213
chapter 14 Launching Your Career 215
chapter 15 Advancing Your Career 235
xi
, xii Table of Contents
unit 5 Looking to the Future 249
chapter 16 What the Future Holds 251
Bibliography 263
Appendices
appendix 1 Standards Published by the American Nurses Association 285
appendix 2 Guidelines for the Registered Nurse in Giving, Accepting,
or Rejecting a Work Assignment 287
appendix 3 National Council of State Boards of Nursing Guidelines
for Using Social Media Appropriately 293
appendix
®
4 Answers to NCLEX Review Questions 295
Index 321
