The phenomenon of leadership : classic/historical and contemporary perspectives on leadership -- The nature of leadership : distinguishing leadership from management -- Disequilibrium and chaos : challenging, invigorating, and growth producing -- The world and new leadership : changing our thinking about leadership -- Followership and empowerment -- Leadership as an integral component of each nurse's professional role -- Vision and creativity -- Gender perspectives in leadership -- Shaping a preferred future for nursing -- Developing as a leader throughout one's career -- Leadership, excellence, and professional involvement : all essential to creating a preferred future for nursing.
Summary:
"The New Leadership Challenge: Creating the Future of Nursing has been written as a reference book and textbook for undergraduate students in nursing, as well as for nurses in any practice role. The book also is helpful for nurses pursuing graduate study, including those preparing as clinical nurse leaders, nurse educators, or those pursuing doctor of nursing practice (DNP) degrees. It provides an overview of major ideas related to the multidimensional concept of "leadership" and explores the relevance of those ideas at various points throughout one's career development: beginning, intermediate, and advanced"-- Provided by publisher.
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