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Preface CikguOnline

We are delighted to bring our readers this Fifth Edition of Essentials
of Nursing Leadership and Management. This new edition has been
updated to reflect the current health-care environment. As in our
previous editions, the content, examples, and diagrams were
designed with the goal of assisting the new graduate to make the
transition to professional nursing practice.
The Fifth Edition of Essentials of Nursing Leadership and
Management focuses on the necessary knowledge and skills needed by
the staff nurse as a vital member of the health-care team and manag-
er of patient care. Issues related to setting priorities, delegation, qual-
ity improvement, legal parameters of nursing practice, and ethical
issues were updated for this edition.
We are especially excited to introduce a new chapter, Quality and
Safety. This chapter focuses on the current quality and safety issues
and initiatives that affect the current health-care environment. In
addition, the updated finance chapter and a new chapter on health-
care policy will be available on the F.A. Davis Web site, DavisPlus.
We continue to bring you comprehensive,practical information on
developing a nursing career.Updated information on leading,manag-
ing, followership, and workplace issues continues to be included.
Essentials of Nursing Leadership and Management continues to
provide a strong foundation for the beginning nurse leader.We want
to thank the people at F.A. Davis for their assistance as well as our
contributors, reviewers, and students for their guidance and support.

Diane K. Whitehead
Sally A. Weiss
Ruth M. Tappen

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