Pulling Together to Make a Difference

A book of 14 essays on the ultimate changes which must be accepted by all nurses, and nurse leaders especially, in order to create the modern nursing profession. Service, cost and quality are hallmarks of success today in health care delivery. These 3 hallmarks have always been the centerpiece of nursing's practice. When we pull together, every nurse makes a difference every day. Chapter Titles " Manage Things, Lead People " The "Etched In Stone" Syndrome " Curing Phychosclerosis " Leadership Mandates Now " Nursing is on the Brink of Great Reform " Transitions and Transformations " Planning for Strategic Development " The BMW Club " Transformational Leadership " Leading the New Age of Nursing " Business Intuition Pt. I & II " Working the Shared Governance System " Conflict is Inevitable . . . but Manageable Well-known nursing leader speaks of the current issues in nursing today: Change, new opportunities, empowerment, conflict resolution, and presents a refreshing, optimistic, inspirational view of nursing in the future. Each chapter is loaded with practical insights and advice that will make you a better nurse, leader, employee and person.Farley, Venner M. is the author of 'Pulling Together to Make a Difference' with ISBN 9780595005390 and ISBN 059500539X.