Chapter 14 Decentralization and Shared Governance Cheryl Hoying http://evolve.elsevier.com/Huber/leadership/ In early 2012, Google created an online petition to halt two anti-piracy bills that would censor parts of the Internet. Popular…
Chapter 18 Measuring and Managing Outcomes Sean P. Clarke and Lianne Jeffs http://evolve.elsevier.com/Huber/leadership/ Today’s health care organizations are required to respond to patient and societal demands while simultaneously improving quality…
Chapter 8 Team Building and Working with Effective Groups Jo Manion and Diane L. Huber http://evolve.elsevier.com/Huber/leadership/ Nurse leaders in today’s health care organizations must be skilled group facilitators with an…
Chapter 15 Professional Practice Models Diane L. Huber http://evolve.elsevier.com/Huber/leadership/ The goals of safe and successful patient care delivery include high-quality and low-cost care with the achievement of patient and family…
Chapter 9 Delegation Diane L. Huber http://evolve.elsevier.com/Huber/leadership/ Delegation is a fundamental aspect of every nurse’s job. The effective delegation of work to others is essential in every type of health…
Chapter 6 Legal and Ethical Issues Robert W. Cooper http://evolve.elsevier.com/Huber/leadership/ A major advantage of being viewed as a profession is the societal grant of autonomy in practice. In professional terms,…
Chapter 3 Organizational Climate and Culture Jennifer Bellot http://evolve.elsevier.com/Huber/leadership/ Since the 1960s, health care organizations have systematically responded to economic, social, and financial challenges that have ultimately caused a transformation…
Chapter 5 Managing Time and Stress Caryl Goodyear-Bruch, Adrienne Olney, Susan R. Lacey and Karen S. Cox http://evolve.elsevier.com/Huber/leadership/ We trained hard but it seemed that every time we were beginning…
The nurse frequently plays an important role in caring for patients at the end of life whether, for instance, in the area of palliative care and the hospice movement or…
Today, patients have an increasing range of reproductive choices and increasingly these ‘choices’ are phrased in terms of reproductive rights, particularly in the light of the Human Rights Act 1998…
