The Challenges of Nurse Leadership
9The Challenges of Nurse Leadership 9.1 Introduction This chapter will focus on the challenges of leadership and the importance of the leader’s well‐being. In recent years, leaders in healthcare have…
Leadership for Innovation and Change
5Leadership for Innovation and Change 5.1 Introduction Change seems to be an almost unrelenting feature of the health service industry (Essen and Lindblad 2013) and as West et al. (2017,…
Leadership and Values
8Leadership and Values 8.1 Introduction This chapter will explore the importance of values‐based approaches to nursing leadership. The relationship between professional values and approaches to leadership will be addressed and…
Followership
10Followership 10.1 Introduction Hersey et al. (1996) suggest that “followership” is the flip side of leadership. Followers are described as vital because they accept or reject the leader and determine…
Leadership and Networking
7Leadership and Networking 7.1 Introduction This chapter has nothing to do with fishing … or does it? As it will address the important leadership skill of networking. Personal, professional, organisational,…
Leadership and Teams
6Leadership and Teams 6.1 Introduction This chapter will explore leadership and its role in the support of teams and team working. Leadership is not a solo activity, and many skills…
The Respiratory System
section epub:type=”chapter” id=”c0060″ role=”doc-chapter”> 12: The Respiratory System Cecil B. Drain Abstract The inhalation agents continue to see a significant amount of use in the operating room. The agents used…
Assessment and Monitoring of the Perianesthesia Patient
section epub:type=”chapter” id=”c0135″ role=”doc-chapter”> 27: Assessment and Monitoring of the Perianesthesia Patient Stephanie D. Gingerich; Joanne Donnelly Abstract The essential role of the perianesthesia nurse in the postanesthesia care unit…
The Nervous System
section epub:type=”chapter” id=”c0050″ role=”doc-chapter”> 10: The Nervous System Reed S. Halterman Abstract The primary goal of anesthesia, whether general anesthesia, neuraxial anesthesia (spinal and epidural anesthesia), or regional anesthesia, is…
Care of the Cardiac Surgical Patient
section epub:type=”chapter” id=”c0175″ role=”doc-chapter”> 35: Care of the Cardiac Surgical Patient Patricia C. Seifert† Abstract The postanesthesia care unit (PACU) has evolved to care for increasingly complex cardiac patients. Where…
