Nursing leadership is now regarded as a core competency to improve clinical outcomes, and nurses need to develop leadership skills from the very start of their career. Be a Leader in Nursing provides a comprehensive, practical guide for nurses through their leadership journey. Written by practising nurse leader Heather Henry, the book focuses on real-world application of leadership models at all levels – from the first moments of a student placement to effective management roles later in a nurse’s career. The enjoyable and approachable text helps the reader to understand, recognize and practise leadership skills, making the book suitable for student nurses covering leadership as part of their curriculum as well as nurses already practising in the system. It will also be invaluable to instructors teaching leadership skills to nursing students.
1. Introduction - p. xvi 2. List of Tables - p. xx 3. List of Illustrations - p. xx 4. Section I. Know Yourself as Leader - p. 1 5. 1. What is a leader? - p. 3 6. 2. Recognising effective leadership models and theories - p. 10 7. 3. Understanding and developing your leadership behaviours - p. 22 8. 4. Managing yourself - p. 35 9. 5. Using networks, coaches and mentors - p. 50 10. Section II. Working With Others - p. 67 11. 6. Working in teams - p. 69 12. 7. Engaging others in cocreation - p. 85 13. 8. Being assertive and courageous - p. 97 14. 9. Using power and influence - p. 116 15. 10. Communicating to influence - p. 136 16. Section III. Improve Health Care - p. 155 17. 11. Navigating organisations and systems to improve health care - p. 157 18. 12. Becoming a critical thinker, problem solver and decision maker - p. 174 19. 13. Leading change - p. 200 20. 14. Leading quality and improvement - p. 215 21. 15. Leading projects and programmes - p. 238 22. 16. Leading through entrepreneurship - p. 267 23. Epilogue - p. 284 24. Glossary - p. 285 25. Index - p. 287
Nursing leadership is now regarded as a core competency to improve clinical outcomes, and nurses need to develop leadership skills from the very start of their career. Be a Leader in Nursing provides a comprehensive, practical guide for nurses through their leadership journey. Written by practising nurse leader Heather Henry, the book focuses on real-world application of leadership models at all levels – from the first moments of a student placement to effective management roles later in a nurse’s career. The enjoyable and approachable text helps the reader to understand, recognize and practise leadership skills, making the book suitable for student nurses covering leadership as part of their curriculum as well as nurses already practising in the system. It will also be invaluable to instructors teaching leadership skills to nursing students.
1. Introduction - p. xvi 2. List of Tables - p. xx 3. List of Illustrations - p. xx 4. Section I. Know Yourself as Leader - p. 1 5. 1. What is a leader? - p. 3 6. 2. Recognising effective leadership models and theories - p. 10 7. 3. Understanding and developing your leadership behaviours - p. 22 8. 4. Managing yourself - p. 35 9. 5. Using networks, coaches and mentors - p. 50 10. Section II. Working With Others - p. 67 11. 6. Working in teams - p. 69 12. 7. Engaging others in cocreation - p. 85 13. 8. Being assertive and courageous - p. 97 14. 9. Using power and influence - p. 116 15. 10. Communicating to influence - p. 136 16. Section III. Improve Health Care - p. 155 17. 11. Navigating organisations and systems to improve health care - p. 157 18. 12. Becoming a critical thinker, problem solver and decision maker - p. 174 19. 13. Leading change - p. 200 20. 14. Leading quality and improvement - p. 215 21. 15. Leading projects and programmes - p. 238 22. 16. Leading through entrepreneurship - p. 267 23. Epilogue - p. 284 24. Glossary - p. 285 25. Index - p. 287
