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Now in its Sixth Edition, this foremost leadership and management text incorporates application with theory and emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. More than 225 case studies and learning exercises promote critical thinking and interactive discussion. Case studies cover a variety of settings, including acute care, ambulatory care, long-term care, and community health. The book addresses timely issues such as leadership development, staffing, delegation, ethics and law, organizational, political, and personal power, management and technology, and more. Web links and learning exercises appear in each chapter. An Instructor's CD-ROM includes a testbank and PowerPoint slides.

The Critical Triad: Decision Making, Management, and Leadership	p. 1
Decision Making, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking: Requisites for Successful Leadership and Management	p. 1
Classical Views of Leadership and Management	p. 31
Twenty-First Century Thinking About Leadership and Management	p. 51
Foundation for Effective Leadership and Management: Ethics, Law, and Advocacy	p. 69
Ethical Issues	p. 69
Legal and Legislative Issues	p. 93
Patient, Subordinate, and Professional Advocacy	p. 119
Roles and Functions in Planning	p. 140
Operational and Strategic Planning	p. 140
Planned Change	p. 166
Time Management	p. 186
Fiscal Planning	p. 208
Career Development: From New Graduate to Retirement	p. 239
Roles and Functions in Organizing	p. 264
Organizational Structure	p. 264
Understanding Organizational, Political, and Personal Power	p. 293
Organizing Patient Care	p. 315
Roles and Functions in Staffing	p. 335
Employee Recruitment, Selection, Placement, and Indoctrination	p. 335
Socializing and Educating Staff for Team Building	p. 369
Staffing Needs and Scheduling Policies	p. 397
Roles and Functions in Directing	p. 421
Creating a Motivating Climate	p. 421
Organizational, Interpersonal, and Group Communication	p. 441
Delegation	p. 468
Managing Conflict	p. 487
Understanding Collective Bargaining, Unionization, and Employment Laws	p. 513
Roles and Functions in Controlling	p. 537
Quality Control	p. 537
Performance Appraisal	p. 569
Problem Employees: Rule Breakers, Marginal Employees, and the Chemically or Psychologically Impaired	p. 593
Solutions to Selected Learning Exercises	p. 624
Index	p. 634
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