Today's nursing leader : managing, succeeding, excelling / edited by Marilyn Klainberg, Kathleen M. Dirschel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unit 1. Genesis and Development of Professional Nursing as a Leadership Role -- Ch. 1. Experiential Drivers to Leadership -- Ch. 2. An Historical Overview of Nursing -- Ch. 3. Educational Drivers to Leadership -- Ch. 4. Leadership Theories -- Ch. 5. Leadership and Management in Nursing Practice -- Ch. 6. Professional Organizations, Quality Care Standards, and Ethics -- Unit 2. Career Development -- Ch. 7. The Nurse Leader and Teams -- Ch. 8. Nursing Leadership and Assumptions -- Ch. 9. Time Management and Critical Thinking -- Ch. 10. Your First Job: Ready, Set, Go: You Have Graduated, Now What? -- Ch. 11. Trends and Issues in Health Care -- Unit 3. Leadership, Policies, and Management -- Ch. 12. Delegation -- Ch. 13. Financial Management -- Ch. 14. Health Policy -- Ch. 15. Preparation for Leadership: Legal and Regulatory Considerations For Safe Patient Care -- Ch. 16. Data Management and Informatics: Using Information Technology to Support Advancing Nursing Practice Unit Four Caring for Nurses -- Ch. 17. Caring for the Nurses Who Provide Patient Care -- Ch. 18. Creating a Culture of Care for the Maturing Nurse -- Ch. 19. Spiritual Leadership in Nursing: Leading With "Spirit" in a Changing Healthcare Environment.