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Leadership Strategies for Nurse Managers, 2007.
This paper discusses the challenges nursing managers face and strategies for overcoming them.
1,253 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 61.95
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In this paper, the challenges facing nursing managers are outlined and possible solutions are presented. The author believes that nursing managers must adopt a more participative or transformational leadership style. These leadership strategies are defined and analyzed. The role of organizational culture is discussed in terms of a health care delivery system being similar to a business. The author concludes by endorsing the adoption of a more collaborative or transformational approach to leadership that encourages collaboration among members of the healthcare team and the community at large.
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"Nursing leaders of tomorrow must prepare to help make complex decisions within the community and help meet the goals and objectives of the health care organizations they work with (Campbell, et al. 1998). Common challenges facing tomorrow's nursing leaders include meeting the challenges of "higher level reasoning" associated with a leadership position and acquiring the critical thinking ability necessary to aid in complex decision making functions at the leadership level (Campbell et al. 1998). Nurses also face the challenge of overcoming obstacles including "dwindling and inadequate resources" that may result from changes in health care policy and tighter insurance policies, procedures and programs (Donahue, 482). Still other challenges nursing leaders face include providing multidimensional care to an increasingly diverse population of patients (Marquis & Huston, 2006). Today's patient is multi-faceted; for nursing leaders to provide adequate care they must understand the implications culture, ethnicity and beliefs have on patient care, as well as understand how access to care (influenced by managed care, socio-demographic variables and insurance) may affect an individuals health and patient outcomes (Marquis & Huston, 2006). "
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Leadership Strategies, 2004.
A look at seven different types of leadership strategies for motivating employees.
2,300 words (approx. 9.2 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 114.95
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This paper analyzes and explains seven different types of leadership strategies for motivating employees and attaining organizational goals. It looks at the primary traits that distinguish leaders from non leaders and different leadership strategies.
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"Good leadership is essential for successful business government and a number of other groups and organizations in all aspects of life. Pierce and Newstrom argue that leaders influence others through their ability to ..."
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Leadership Strategies in Higher Education, 2005.
Examines two books that relate to leadership strategies in higher education.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, APA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper discusses and recommends two books relevant to higher education practice and innovative leadership strategies in higher education. The books are: "Leadership in Continuing and Distance Education in Higher Education" by Shoemaker, and "Universities in the Marketplace: the Commercialization of Higher Education" by Bok.
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Diversity & the Nurse Manager, 1999.
Impact of cultural & educational diversity on organizational human resource management, nursing leadership, conflict, value structure and decision making.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, AU$ 68.95
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"THE IMPACT OF CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL DIVERSITY ON THE ROLE OF THE NURSE MANAGER
This research reviews the impact of cultural and educational diversity on the role of the nurse manager. Such diversity affects the role of the nurse manager within the contexts of both organizational human resource management, where diversity characterizes the nursing staff, and the management of patient care, wherein diversity characterizes both nurse and patient populations. The focus of this current research is on the organizational human resource management context of the role of the nurse manager.
Within the context of organizational human resource management, the cultural and educational diversity of a nursing staff can affect several responsibilities of the nurse manager. These.."
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Nurses and Pain Management, 2004.
Examines the pain management strategies that could be employed by nurses towards alleviating pain in a variety of patients.
2,578 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 20 sources, APA, AU$ 112.95
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The first part of this paper examines the background and reviews the current literature regarding pain management. The next part then examines the key pain management issues and the pros and cons of establishing pain management standards.The paper then examines these proposed guidelines from a nursing viewpoint in line with the 2001 Code of Ethics, as well as the ANA's "Nursing's agenda for the future." Next, the paper addresses how a proposed set of pain management guidelines affects nursing practices and the practice of health care, in general. In the last section, the paper makes further recommendations on how pain management strategies could be tailored to facilitate the practice of nursing.
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"Pain management takes a backseat in a variety of medical specialties. Tanabe and Buschmann (1999), for example, found that 78 percent of patients experience severe pain in the emergency room. Furthermore, clinicians often followed a standard pain treatment program that did not take into account the severity of an individual patient's pain. As a result, many patients did not receive adequate pain medication, despite the availability of pharmacologic solutions."
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Nursing Management, 2007.
An analysis of various styles of nursing management and their advantages.
2,577 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 112.95
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This paper discusses important aspects of nursing management. It looks at various theories of nursing management, and of management in general, and explains their advantages. It describes patient-centered care and its impact on nursing care for the individual. The paper then discusses courses for nursing students and the skills that should be included in the curriculum. The paper includes complete referenced sources at the end.
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""Unfortunately," Kerfoot (2006) states, ". . . many nurses leave work every day believing they weren't the nurse they could be that day because they work for an inauthentic leader." Authentic leadership, deemed as vital by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is noted to be one of the six standards necessary for establishing and sustaining Healthy Work Environments. Inattention to authentic leadership constitutes a staid block not only to patient safety, recruitment/retention, but also negatively impacts an organization's financial viability."
"Authentic leadership, ascribed to a leader or manager by others, "is the perception that the leader is real, sincere, and defined by honesty and integrity." (Kerfoot, 2006) Authentic leaders' authenticity stems from their character. These naturally open individuals identify with those who are on front-lines, unlike some who put themselves first and exploit others. They are not, as some novice leaders, caught up with the tasks of managing and leadership, but along with ensuring their work is done, are also tuned in to a the needs of the staff and patients."
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Nursing Case Management, 2008.
A literature review investigating the role of nursing case management in the areas of quality of life and re-hospitalization.
1,795 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 83.95
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This paper explains that nursing case management is a care delivery model designed especially to coordinate and manage high-quality patient service across the variety of healthcare systems. The author suggests that, with steadily rising medical costs combined with an increasing number of older patients, case management provides a means of practicing cost containment and yet providing excellent care. The paper conducts a literature review on the role of nursing case management in the areas of quality of life and re-hospitalization and concludes that the literature review was disappointing because it did not reveal any studies comparing case management versus traditional nursing care and that the articles reported generalizations lacking statistics.
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Introduction
Case Management and Quality Of Life
Case Management and Rehospitalization
Discussion
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"In a study specifically providing care to older women with breast cancer, Jenning-Sanders and Anderson (2003) recognized the many challenges that an older woman and her family face when diagnosed with breast cancer. They hypothesized that using nurse case managers may help older clients and their families to adapt to the many issues associated with this illness. The purpose of this qualitative study was to describe how older breast cancer clients perceive the care received from nursing case managers."
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Nursing Management, 2005.
This paper discusses the importance and developments in the nursing management field.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 193.95
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The paper evaluates the importance of nursing management in guiding a specific case study. The paper considers that important issues such as conflict management and systems theory are critical to this discussion, as they offer an understanding of the responsibilities that nurse managers are required to assume in today's healthcare environments.
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"In the modern nursing environment, numerous challenges are faced on a daily basis with regards to nursing management of activities and personnel. It is a natural occurrence to expect that some individual personalities will not always coincide with each other, even in an environment that depends upon cooperation and the ability of individuals to work cohesively in a team atmosphere. Therefore, the ability of nurse managers to handle these conflicts effectively offers support in maintaining a cooperative working environment, particularly in high-stress situations. There are a number of key strategies that must be evaluated for their value in promoting nursing relationships and teamwork in unlimited healthcare settings. The following discussion will evaluate existing research in this field in greater detail, addressing the significance of strategic development in the nurse management field, as well as recommendations for improvement when nurse-related conflicts arise in the workplace."
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Leadership and Strategy, 2004.
This paper is about leadership and strategy and includes from Sun Tzu five "laws of Leadership" and five "laws of strategy."
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, MLA, AU$ 57.95
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This paper is about leadership and strategy and includes from Sun Tzu five "laws of Leadership" and five "laws of strategy." Each law is buttressed by a (brief) verbatim reference to The Art of War.
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"Leadership and Strategy. Sun Tzu was born in the Chinese state of Ch'i during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history and is believed to have authored "The Art of War" sometime during the fourth century BCE. Many great Chinese philosophers lived during this time including Confucius Mencius and Lao Tzu. Charles Rarick explains in SAM Advanced Management Journal, that the legend is that Sun Tzu's manuscript attracted the attention of King Ho-luof Wu who requested an audience with the author."
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Nursing Management, 2006.
This paper discusses conflict issues within nursing management.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, AU$ 64.95
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This paper serves to identify conflict issues that currently exist within the labor and delivery unit. These issues include a division of the nursing staff, an inability of the staff to cooperate with one another, and tension in the workplace. The paper focuses on the writer's personal response to these concerns. The response is examined in the writer's inability to fully function with increased tension ever present in the workplace, and insistence on altering schedule in order to avoid the tensions. Organizational impact is identified through the resignations and transfers of nurses within the unit. The impact is also evident in a weakness of the organizational culture that no longer is receptive to outside information and practices. The writer notes that this is a significant change from the open organizational culture that once existed in the unit. Finally, recommendations are derived from the discussion of leadership, organizational change and management practices.
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"The labor and delivery unit where the writer is employed is comprised of experienced nurses with five or more years of service in the medical profession, and new nurses that are just beginning their nursing careers. When the new nurses first began to arrive into the unit the majority of them possessed advanced degrees in nursing, while the experienced nurses had not been required to have extensive education credentials."
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Power, Leadership, and Strategy, 2007.
This paper discuses that a combination of power, leadership and strategy must be implemented when effectively addressing community or public problems.
910 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 7 sources, MLA, AU$ 47.95
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This paper explains that power brings about social and economic change, leadership needs to be effective to bring about such change and strategy uses the two to implement the changes that are needed. The author points that the relevance of power was recognized by such great community leaders as Dr. Martin Luther King and Saul Alinsky, who would mobilize communities to tackle local issues and problems. The paper stresses that many times people in public and community service are leery of government involvement in their projects or programs; however, such involvement can be extremely beneficial because the government can assist with funds or implementation of programs that may promote community and neighborhood development.
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"Effective leadership is the key to accomplishing stated goals when effectively addressing public and community issues. Utilizing existing leadership from local community associations is an efficient and useful method of accomplishing change within the community. Such leaders must be assessed as to their leadership characteristics and strengths within the community. Leaders should be questioned as to what group they are associated with and what the leadership role is within this organization; how they have impacted the community as a whole, beyond their membership in the group;..."
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Leadership and Strategy, 2002.
A discussion of the strategies and leadership qualities necessary for business development.
1,084 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 54.95
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This paper outlines strategy formation which is a critical factor in business development, and examines the establishment of qualified leadership which is the key to successful achievement. The paper explains that managers must possess high expectations and clearly defined roles in order to develop successful strategies. The writer discusses the fact that a business must clearly delineate leadership roles and strategies in order to acquire the opportunities available in a volatile market.
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"The top executives of an organization must develop a set of reasonable expectations regarding managerial performance. Roles must be clearly defined at the beginning in order to maximize efficiency within the firm, and this can be achieved by providing employees with distinct duties and responsibilities in relation to their assigned business segments. Employees in management positions are expected to recognize the potential within other employees in order to promote personal growth and commitment. Furthermore, leaders are required to give their maximum efforts at all times within their defined roles."
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The Effects of Union Strikes on Nursing Management Roles, 2007.
A look at the management roles of the nurse, and the effect that union strikes have on these roles.
2,022 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 93.95
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This paper reviews and discusses how union strikes affect the management roles of a nurse. The paper reports that nursing shortages are a contentious issue and that union demands play a substantial role in this shortage of nursing staff.
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Introduction
Analysis and Explanation of Issue
Application
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"There is a good deal of confusion on many of the key points as to what makes a union actually successful. A successful union is one that does more than just support employees when there is a strike. Unions work to get better wages for employees, better benefits for employees, and ensure that strikes do not take place. Much of the difficulty in determining whether a union is effective comes in determining the criteria for effectiveness and creating a model that can be used across all industries and all unions. This is much more difficult than it sounds and is causing many who study this issue a great deal of trouble. There are two models that have been considered important by researchers into the subject, but neither one has been completely adopted (Bell, 1999)."
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Leadership Management in Nursing, 2005.
An analysis of change theory with regards to nursing practice.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper discusses the concept of change theory in the analysis and planned resolution of a problem. The paper suggests that successful change in a workplace relies on management to make it as non-threatening as possible to the employees, as well as on the employees to be motivated to begin the change. This paper focuses on change in relation to nursing.
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"Leadership Management in Nursing Question #1: Define change theory in the analysis and planned resolution of a problem. Marilyn Ray, Marian Turkel, and Fara Marino (2002) suggest that change within the health care industry has become a consistent process in the globalized world (p. 1). Change theory suggests that individuals fear change within the organization because individuals believe that through changing elements of the workplace they have lost their personal effectiveness in the organization. Change theory, therefore, relies on the success of management to make any change within an organization as non-threatening as possible, and provide for a "psychological safety" for the employees that will be relied upon to accomplish the change. Additionally, employees must be motivated to begin change, and this will be dependant on the manager's ability to analyze the situation from the perspective of the team."
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Nursing Leadership and Management, 2008.
This paper discusses the concept of power within the field of nursing.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 39.95
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In this article the writer notes that nurses find themselves in a unique position when compared to other professions. Although highly educated themselves, many nurses in management positions find themselves automatically being placed in a reduced position of power. The writer points out that this subordinate position is often apparent when dealing with other healthcare professionals, supervisors, and management. This essay looks at several issues regarding power and management, particularly in how it relates to nursing. The writer concludes that power is a term used to refer to an inherently unequal position between people and that it is used to gain control over an individual or event.
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How Does Leadership Differ from Management?
What is Power?
Seven Bases of Power
Conclusion
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"The seven bases of power are reward, punishment, legitimate, expert, information, and connection. The use of these seven bases of power enables the nurse to shift this unequal relationship to some degree. Every nurse must, at some time, deal with individuals who are not nurses and still affect patient care. Some of these people are family members or are people with that share a relationship with the patient outside of the care facility. Others of these people are those individuals from other departments such as social services or radiology. And, of course, nurses must deal with physicians on a daily basis."
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Community and Managed Care in Nursing, 2005.
A review of literature on the pros and cons of case management in both community nursing and managed care nursing.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 3 sources, AU$ 38.95
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This paper discusses community and managed care nursing. The main thrust of the paper is the evaluation of a nursing article that discusses the pros and cons of case management in both community nursing and managed care nursing. This paper then goes on to discuss the social justice approach to nursing.
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"Healthcare and all of the fractured issues included in it is one of the most explosive topics in our society today, both politically and consumer wise. Horror stories are continually told about, among other things, the costs of insurance, the inability to receive care, racial and ethnic disparity, and a host of other intervening variables and conditions. Sometime in the past several years America's healthcare system has managed to avoid the checks and balances of the institutional system and plunge into a state of national crises. Economic and business driven healthcare (i.e., market), wherein medical practitioners are seemingly more interested in stock options and bottom line profits than in their patients, is a blight on society as a whole as well as a failing grade for the government whose obligation it is to preserve and protect the country's citizenry."
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