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The new edition of this respected resource enables readers to analyze policy issues, enhance their political knowledge and skills, and prepare for leadership roles in policy-making and public health. Over 100 well-known nurses explore policy and politics, strategies for policy development and political action, and the application of these strategies in the four spheres of workplace, government, organizations and community. ... Read more

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A student's perspective
I am a second year nursing student, and this has been my most favorite book this semester. Dr. Watson's definition of human care and caring is very clear and concise. The book is a true work of philosophical art. I enjoyed it very much, and will read it over and over. Thank you Dr. Watson!!

Inside nursing
This book help us to understand the true meaning of nursing in our days. With this concept of nursing, nurses really understand that they make all the difference. Jean Watson view of nursing is one of caring and supporting people in their context, respecting them as complete human beens. ... Read more

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The symbiotic roles of leadership and management are examined inthis second edition. Their interdependent relationship is definedthrough explanation of the leadership components and managementfunctions inherent in all phases of the management process. Byintegrating theory with application, the authors present a strongleadership foundation with emphasis on problem solving and decisionmaking. Learning exercises throughout allow immediate application andreinforcement to make learning exciting. New elements include: morecase studies that are community-based; transformational leadership andnursing care delivery systems; communication patterns; and timemanagement and setting priorities. ... Read more

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Practical Approaches to Leadership Theory
I have reviewed many excellent texts on nursing leadership and management, but I have never found one that so clearly outlined the theory and then provided cutting edge practical tools for distinctive problems. I had utilized a more simplistic text for community college registered nurse students, but when I presented one of the practical tools described in this book to my students, they said now this is really worthwhile learning. They liked the decision making tool that I described to them. The book should be a must for the bachelor's prepared nurse. I personally feel managers can utilize this book to increase their leadership skills. I personally am buying my own copy for my current management job. ... Read more

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The Emotionally Intelligent Nurse Leader offers nurse managers, health care leaders, and emerging leaders a useful guide for identifying, using, and regulating their emotions (emotional intelligence). As the author clearly demonstrates, harnessing the power of emotional intelligence can transform the work environment and the nursing profession as a whole. This important resource combines a strong theoretical base with illustrative case examples and practical insights. Every day, nurse leaders must resolve conflict, form alliances, and coach others in a complicated health care environment. Each chapter in this book is designed to help these professionals identify, understand, and hone the skills of emotional intelligence--skills that will bolster the nurse professional’s ability to lead effectively. The Emotionally Intelligent Nurse Leader explores how to invent an emotionally sensitive workplace culture, upend the hierarchy¾making  leaders more responsive and line employees more responsible¾and visualize and create an emotionally intelligent workplace. ... Read more

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This invaluable resource explores the relationship between spirituality and the practice of nursing from a variety of perspectives, including the nursing assessment of a patient's spiritual needs. ... Read more

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Ground breaking work
From the beginning of nursing the movement has always been about more than just handing out pills, taking temperatures, and following the doctor's orders. From the beginning nurses have been charged with the spiritual life of a patient--how the patient is doing in spirit and mind as well as body. In her seminal work "Standing on Holy Ground," O'Brien manages to touch all the important bases, starting with a spiritual history of nursing and quickly moving on to nursing assessment of spiritual needs. The last two-thirds of the book is devoted to a delineation of the spiritual needs of folks in various life stages--from acute illness to death and dying. This book is fast becoming a solid anchor and reference for our parish health and wellness team. ... Read more

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This third edition blends emerging ideas from the organizational, behavioral, and management sciences with nursing as it should be practiced.It includes a completely new look at the world of nursing administration, which is rapidly becoming recognized as the professional level of nursing. This indispensable resource includes the essential personal and group skills required for nurses entering the 21st century. This third edition firmly links community nursing in all settings of practice and addresses the need for learning new behaviors in creative environments that maximize the human potential of both clients and workers.In addition to providing a thorough understanding of leadership and management theories, this book includes approaches to building and running nursing entrepreneurships and businesses in community settings. This exciting new edition will help nurses develop the personal and professional skills they need to succeed.(organization, management, administration, OB, organization behavior, nursing administration, leadership, delegation, business, professional executive) ... Read more

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Finally, a finance book that makes sense!
I picked this book up to help me better understand Cleverly's book, "Essentials of Health Care Finance". After weeks of re-reading Cleverly's book I read several chapters in this book and now it all makes sense! Well-written, clear, simple, with real life examples. The author does not assume you have taken several accounting courses. Instead of just reading this book for a course, I am now really interested in the subject. ... Read more

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core curricullum for case management
I found the book very wordy and boring and contained very little information I could use in case management. ... Read more

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This book is intended to be a primer for those just beginning to study nursing informatics, simultaneously providing a thorough introduction to basic terms and concepts, and an in-depth exploration of the most popular applications in nursing practice, education, administration and research. This revised second edition is updated and expanded to reflect the vast technological advances achieved in healthcare in recent years, including new chapters on both HIS and Internet usage, and many more graphics and resources for the reader. Readers will learn how to use computers and information management systems in their practices, make informed choices related to software/hardware selection, and implement computerized solutions for information management strategies. ... Read more

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This important reference addresses the issue of integrating the art of caring with the science of biomedical knowledge in the practice of nursing. This innovative text looks at the ways that nurses have demonstrated care through recorded history since the writings of Florence Nightengale and how caring modalities, now referred to as "Complementary Therapies" have been used. With this reflection on the past we can learn to develop new techniques to integrate complementary therapies into present day nursing practice that has become highly technical. This integration is essential in meeting the public's call for complementary therapies. ... Read more

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Essential book for all libraries of Nursing literature
"Demonstrating Care: The Art of Integrative Nursing" is an important contribution to Nursing for the 21st century. Martha Libster channels history, theory, science, and the art of Nursing through foundations of clinical practice. These nursing ingredients are then blended throughout the book into a vision of integration with which to align present and future efforts. It is a simple and practical guide yet covers complex concepts with personal examples from the author as well as 10 experienced nurses from different specialties of practice. It includes a new model for integrative practice and human caring. This book serves as an inspiration and honors all that nurses are as well as what they do. Every library both academic and personal should include this piece of nursing literature somewhere on the shelf with Florence Nightingale's "Notes on Nursing", books written about Martha E. Rogers "Science of the Unitary Human Being", Patricia Benner's "From Novice to Expert", Jean Watson's " Post Modern Nursing", Rosemarie Parse's " The Human Becoming School of Thought", and Nola Pender's "Health Promotion in Nursing Practice". It is a reference for "caring fundamentals" to include touch, environment, nutrition, communication, and energy. It is a reference for the integration of complementary healing therapies with biomedical technology. I have personally experienced this book to feed my scholarly, intellectual, physical, and spiritual nursing soul at a time when I question the futility of continuing to be a part of the profession of nursing. This book is a must for all nurses but especially those who are struggling with current trends in health care and the profession of nursing. ... Read more

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Make no mistake about it. You need legal guidance and business solutions specifically for NPs—not RNs, PAs, or physicians. Nurse Practitioner's Business Practice and Legal Guide, Second Edition focuses specifically and in-depth on the legal and business issues that NPs face, and provides comprehensive, state by state coverage of the Nurse Practitioner's scope of practice and state regulations.The second edition to this best seller also covers:

Federal regulations; Prescription and hospital privileges; Negligence and malpractice; Risk management;and Owning your own practice. Written by a nurse practitioner who is also a practicing attorney, this book provides the unique point of view of an author who knows what legal and business problems arise on a daily basis. Buppert draws her knowledge from the law, actual legal cases, and her own personal experience in starting and operating her business and assisting NPs in setting up their own practices. This second edition will serve as an excellent reference for practicing nurse practitioners and those planning to set up their own practice, and also as an excellent text for graduate nursing programs. ... Read more

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2nd edition
I found Carolyn Buppert's second edition of Business Practice and Legal Guide to be very helpful. The additional chapters are useful for my practice and for research on a state wide level. I would recommend this book to nurse practitioners and students of the profession. It is proving to be a valuable resource for improving NP practice in Alabama. Be sure to get the second edition (2003/2004)as the first was published in 1995.

Information is outdated
As a grad student interested in starting my own practice upon graduation, I found this book to be useless. It has been reprinted by another publishing company and its original copyright date is 1999. Between then and now - 2004 - a lot of things have changed. Therefore, I would recommend that anyone who requires current information should look elsewhere. This is a very expensive book as is not helpful at all!!!

Excellent resource for any nurse practitioner
I had the pleasure of reading this book while finishing my last year in nurse practitioner school.

Ms. Buppert is a master in defining how to negotiate business contracts.

I met the author at a nurse practioner conference in Nashville Tn and she was very down to earth and truly magnificent in her knowledge of laws affecting nurse practioners.

I highly recommend this book.

Informative, helpful
This book is a great way to access state-by-state information related to NP practice. I do recommend that readers not solely rely on its information. They should still contact each state's board of nursing. I found discrepancies between Ms. Buppert's requirements for practice in Ohio and actual law.

Overall, I highly recommend this book to both NP students and clinicians. ... Read more

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This practical, "hands on" guide includes vital information every case manager and administrator of a case management program need to be successful. It focuses on the "nuts and bolts" aspects of case management including planning, implementation, and evaluation of successful case managementprograms, case manager roles and skills, the case management process of patient care, training, education, credentialing, and certification of case managers, preparing for case manager roles including the job interview process, reimbursement systems, documentation, developing case management plans, JCAHO and quality consideration, measuring outcomes and successes, and legal issues. It discusses the operations of case management programs based on the authors' first hand experience. ... Read more

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Excellent, concise, practical, very useful for new CM's
As a new Case Manager I found this book to an excellent reference book. The information was concise and practical. A must fo Case Manager's who are starting out. Gives great descriptions of teminology and the differneces in all health care systems. The legal and ethical material provided offer much for the working case manager.

Excellent, clear guide for case managers
I have read several books on case management in the last year. This informative book gives concise information on the history, finance, roles, models,documentation and measuring quality and effectiveness of CM. Espcially helpful was referenes to JCAHO and CM. Well worth the money ... Read more

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East Central Univ., Ada, OK. Textbook, for nursing students, on the theories, issues, and trends basic to professional nursing. Includes new chapters covering forensic nursing, cultural diversity, informatics, spirituality, managing difficult people, and the political nurse. Previous edition, c1996, was titled Contemporary Professional Nursing. Softcover. DNLM: Nursing. ... Read more