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Book Ask a Manager

Download or read book Ask a Manager written by Alison Green and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2018-05-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the creator of the popular website Ask a Manager and New York’s work-advice columnist comes a witty, practical guide to 200 difficult professional conversations—featuring all-new advice! There’s a reason Alison Green has been called “the Dear Abby of the work world.” Ten years as a workplace-advice columnist have taught her that people avoid awkward conversations in the office because they simply don’t know what to say. Thankfully, Green does—and in this incredibly helpful book, she tackles the tough discussions you may need to have during your career. You’ll learn what to say when • coworkers push their work on you—then take credit for it • you accidentally trash-talk someone in an email then hit “reply all” • you’re being micromanaged—or not being managed at all • you catch a colleague in a lie • your boss seems unhappy with your work • your cubemate’s loud speakerphone is making you homicidal • you got drunk at the holiday party Praise for Ask a Manager “A must-read for anyone who works . . . [Alison Green’s] advice boils down to the idea that you should be professional (even when others are not) and that communicating in a straightforward manner with candor and kindness will get you far, no matter where you work.”—Booklist (starred review) “The author’s friendly, warm, no-nonsense writing is a pleasure to read, and her advice can be widely applied to relationships in all areas of readers’ lives. Ideal for anyone new to the job market or new to management, or anyone hoping to improve their work experience.”—Library Journal (starred review) “I am a huge fan of Alison Green’s Ask a Manager column. This book is even better. It teaches us how to deal with many of the most vexing big and little problems in our workplaces—and to do so with grace, confidence, and a sense of humor.”—Robert Sutton, Stanford professor and author of The No Asshole Rule and The Asshole Survival Guide “Ask a Manager is the ultimate playbook for navigating the traditional workforce in a diplomatic but firm way.”—Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By and Get Your Financial Life Together

Book Nurse Manager Engagement

    Book Details:
  • Author : Barbara Mackoff
  • Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
  • Release : 2011
  • ISBN : 0763785334
  • Pages : 224 pages

Download or read book Nurse Manager Engagement written by Barbara Mackoff and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 2011 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nurse Manager Engagement: Strategies for Excellence and Commitment is based on the groundbreaking and highly regarded national "Nurse Engagement Study" project funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The book builds upon the key ideas in the study by including examples from Dr. Mackoff’s conversations and key teaching points from her work with several hundred nurse managers in the three years following this innovative study. Nurse Manager Engagement offers a groundbreaking approach—one that distinguishes it from other nurse management books by a focus on building a model of the solution rather than a description of the problem. It focuses on the crucial role of the nurse manager in engaging staff nurses and building a pipeline for future nurse leadership.

Book Nurse Management   Executive Practice

Download or read book Nurse Management Executive Practice written by Al Rundio and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd Party sellers are not guaranteed by the Publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. Let a team of nursing management experts guide you on the full range of vital topics, including management styles, research methodology, current fiscal best practices, and technology tips. Offering clear definitions and examples of the roles, skills, and responsibilities of the nurse manager or executive, this authoritative book solidly prepares you to pass the nurse executive certification examinations.

Book From Silence to Voice

    Book Details:
  • Author : Bernice Buresh
  • Publisher : Cornell University Press
  • Release : 2006
  • ISBN : 9780801472589
  • Pages : 326 pages

Download or read book From Silence to Voice written by Bernice Buresh and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To get the resources and respect they need, nurses have long had to be advocates for themselves and their profession, not just for their patients. For a decade, From Silence to Voice has provided nurses with the tools they need to explain the breath and complexity of nursing work. Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon have helped nurses around the world speak up and convey to the public that nursing is more than dedication and caring-it demands specialized knowledge, expertise across a range of medical technologies, and decision-making about life-and-death issues. "Nurses and nursing organizations," they write, "must go out and tell the public what nurses really do so that patients can actually get the benefit of their expert care."--Amazon.com.

Book Put some Concrete in your Breakfast  Tales from Contemporary Nursing

Download or read book Put some Concrete in your Breakfast Tales from Contemporary Nursing written by Rasa Kabaila and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-03-09 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book gives a sincere yet honest representation of modern nursing in all its forms rather than purely focusing only on the ‘good’ ‘the funny’ ‘the sad’ or the ‘ugly’. This book provides a collection of stories that concentrate on nursing, that validates, educates and encourages those undertaking a career in nursing. In addition, this book also celebrates the amazing rewards that the unique career of nursing has to offer, for those who can find a way to persevere through the challenges. There is a high rate of burnout among nurses in their early days of practice, because of the high demands placed on them by the healthcare system; hospital administrations; the expectations of management, patients, families and carers; and the sheer size of the patient loads with complex needs these days. The global pandemic erupting has now pushed a health care service that was already under pressure to now be in complete crisis. The world now knows that we need more nurses employed to be able to move forward from this calamity. This book closes that gap in that it encourages the readers to continue to pursue a career in nursing (despite the challenges that the profession holds) while also positively promoting the incredible work that nurses do. The chapters within this book, explore a cornucopia of different aspects of nursing including: caring for dying patients, dealing with bodily fluids and how patients are not very good at working out how sick they really are. The book also covers how to manage the care of patients with complex mental illnesses and those contemplating suicide. This book is targeted at nurses who may feel a little overwhelmed with the world that is nursing but who wish to thrive and further their career. Discussion questions at the end of the book further add to the reflection and learning process of the reader.

Book Tales from The Pager Chronicles

Download or read book Tales from The Pager Chronicles written by Patrice Rancour MS RN and published by BookLocker.com, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-11-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Patients with life-limiting diseases face many unknowns: fear of pain, death, changes in the way their bodies look and behave, worries about how their illnesses will affect their relationships. In a conventional cancer hospital, this is the story of how one nurse helps each patient cope with suffering in all its many forms. Using real-life examples drawn from her many years of clinical practice, Patrice Rancour demonstrates how the therapeutic use of self - and not a prescription pad - alleviates suffering. She draws intimate pictures of how nurses work behind the scenes, using "Courageous Conversations": that is, how to break bad news, how to talk about dying, the inevitable loss of control that comes with serious illness, how to get used to a body changed by illness and/or treatment. The goal is often how to help the patient and family actually transcend the perceived obstacles that the illness presents, so that while the body may not actually be cured, the opportunity for a life to be healed is ever present. The effort here is to help the patient and family hold themselves larger, to see that while not everything is fixed, not everything is broken either; to remind them that they are not just their bodies, and definitely not their scars. Additionally, for readers who might be curious as to how holistic therapies are integrated into a conventional treatment plan, she models the use of interventions such as guided imagery, visualization, and Reiki which can be taught and learned to address decision-making, pain, fear, grief, anxiety and depression associated with serious disease. These interventions often address spiritual - not religious - concerns that people facing their mortality often wrestle with. How to have such explorations without imposing one's own beliefs onto that patient is an exercise in self-awareness. A related issue in treating people with such illnesses is that health care professionals come into contact with people very different from themselves. Cultural competence in the face of such relationships implies that we are willing to learn from them, to ask lots of questions, to respect that the differences among us invite openings to make connections, not to erect barriers. In the end, our humanity, after all, reminds us that we all love, we all cry, we all laugh, no matter what the colors of our flags are. Another population inside the hospital worthy of attention are the health care providers who minister to the sick. As the first responders who 'run into the burning building while everyone else is running out,' health care providers are exposed to long hours of contact trauma, that is providing care to people who are suffering. It is an error in judgment to believe they are not affected by such compassion fatigue. Throughout her day, Rancour interacts with her colleagues in such a way as to acknowledge what it costs them to put themselves in relationship with people who are suffering: fellow pilgrims on the path. The book offers up numerous examples of simple kindnesses among nurses, physicians and other health care workers that can make this work peak, not bleak experiences. This book was written years before the current pandemic revealed what giving care to life-threatened patients looks like behind the closed doors of our hospitals. If you are expecting to feel depressed by such a read, may you unexpectedly find it to be hopeful and life-affirming! The perfect gift for that special nurse in your life or a thoughtful read for seriously ill patients. Consider giving The Pager Chronicles, Volumes I and II.

Book Care in Healthcare

Download or read book Care in Healthcare written by Franziska Krause and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book examines the concept of care and care practices in healthcare from the interdisciplinary perspectives of continental philosophy, care ethics, the social sciences, and anthropology. Areas addressed include dementia care, midwifery, diabetes care, psychiatry, and reproductive medicine. Special attention is paid to ambivalences and tensions within both the concept of care and care practices. Contributions in the first section of the book explore phenomenological and hermeneutic approaches to care and reveal historical precursors to care ethics. Empirical case studies and reflections on care in institutionalised and standardised settings form the second section of the book. The concluding chapter, jointly written by many of the contributors, points at recurring challenges of understanding and practicing care that open up the field for further research and discussion. This collection will be of great value to scholars and practitioners of medicine, ethics, philosophy, social science and history.

Book How To Be A Good Patient

Download or read book How To Be A Good Patient written by Carolyn Ellis-Boyd and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2019-04-26 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How to be a Good Patient contains a copyrighted communication technique that was developed after years observing encounters with patients and clients that have been successful and disastrous. As we delve deeper into the twenty-first century and the future itself, surely we should be able to communicate with anybody and everybody. When mistakes are made, we should be able to turn these around so that each encounter will make the next encounter more successful. Successful communication can occur in the health care environment (and anywhere that has customer service), so that sick people won't experience bad outcomes just because of what was said""or not said! Patients, doctors, and nurses""everyone""who was heretofore bad can be good with a little push in the right direction as elucidated in this book. Self can definitely be helped!

Book Innovative Management Perspectives on Confronting Contemporary Challenges

Download or read book Innovative Management Perspectives on Confronting Contemporary Challenges written by Evangelos Tsoukatos and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2015-10-05 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In view of the prolonged financial meltdown and the resulting clash of socio-economic interests, both between nations and within societies, unforeseen challenges have to be met by contemporary managers. The current organizational, financial, political and social situation calls for innovative, out-of-the-box solutions, while also presenting a unique "opportunity" for management scholars, practitioners and policy makers to work out and bring forward creative and imaginative, as well as realistic, responses to problems. Appealing to scholars, students, researchers and practitioners, and covering a wide spectrum of organizational types and institutions, this book provides scientific evidence, direction and insight on issues associated with confronting challenges related to the contemporary socio-economic scenario. In this respect, the presents conceptual and empirical research, putting forward a wide range of paradigms and ideas transcending conventional theory, on finding innovative solutions to contemporary business and managerial challenges. It brings forward contemporary theoretical underpinning across an array of sectors and organizational structures, while also presenting their practical implementations -- Book jacket.

Book Fast Facts for the Clinical Nurse Manager

Download or read book Fast Facts for the Clinical Nurse Manager written by Barbara Fry, RN, BN, MEd (Adult) and published by Springer Publishing Company. This book was released on 2015-11-18 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clinical nurse managers face myriad challenges, including administrative, clinical, and interpersonal issues. This concise, practical resource offers wise guidance for nurses working in this complex, fast-paced role. Addressing common complaints and anxieties, it offers quick access to insights, proven strategies, and tools for effectively coping with such situations as institutional change, a multigenerational and multicultural workforce, resistance to change, and toxic behaviors. Fully updated and revised, the second edition provides sound advice addressing the changing dynamics in health care that have amplified the challenges of clinical nurse management. It offers strategies for boosting staff morale during times of fear and anxiety, explains how to reclaim professional practice and focus on quality of care, advocates for nurses at senior levels, and discusses how to maintain one’s identity in an interdisciplinary setting. Designed to assist clinical nurse managers at all levels in developing new and effective ways of leading in a rapidly changing health care environment, this resource helps foster a better quality of work life and professional practice. It features concise chapters and bulleted information for quick access and at-a-glance “Fast Facts in a Nutshell” boxes. Also included are helpful tools and worksheets for managing a variety of challenges, along with the “Top 10 Fast Facts for Thriving in a Changing Workplace.” New to the Second Edition: Completely updated and revised New chapter, “Who Stole the Art of Nursing?” New content on fostering and nurturing therapeutic relationships More information on rewards and recognition to keep staff motivated Key Features: Presents timely content ready to be applied in a professional setting Presents information in an easy-to-access format with concise chapters, bulleted lists, and Fast Facts in a Nutshell boxes Advocates a back-to-basics approach to clinical care Packed with current, useful, and accessible information that fits in a pocket Written by a noted author, keynote speaker, and facilitator highly experienced in helping nurses in leadership roles

Book Farmers  Review

Download or read book Farmers Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 860 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Around the Fire  A Nursing Story

Download or read book Around the Fire A Nursing Story written by and published by Buck Benson. This book was released on 2024-09-20 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Around the Fire” by Buck Benson is a poignant memoir detailing the author’s journey from a small-town dreamer to a decorated combat veteran and eventually a dedicated nurse. Benson recounts his transformative experiences in the U.S. Army, including two tours in Iraq, and the profound impact of his service-related injuries. His narrative highlights the challenges he faced transitioning to civilian life, pursuing a career in respiratory therapy, and later, nursing. Despite facing severe workplace bullying and discrimination, particularly as a veteran, Benson’s resilience shines through as he navigates through various healthcare roles, ultimately finding fulfillment and success in his profession. The story is a testament to the power of perseverance, the importance of supportive relationships, and the enduring impact of faith and self-belief.

Book Studies In Ageing And Dementia

Download or read book Studies In Ageing And Dementia written by Robert Parker and published by Dolman Scott Publishers. This book was released on 2023-11-21 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a pleasure to read. In over forty thumbnail sketches it combines simple human stories with important questions about the meaning of life and death, and the ways in which people suffering from dementia are treated. Robert and I have been friends since we trained together for the Anglican priesthood. When he moved from parish ministry into caring for people at the end of life, he took with him his immense personal energy, his Christian principles and his pastoral heart. Three things shine from these pages: • The conviction that we are children of God with deep spiritual needs right to the end of our lives. • The pastoral instinct that the whole person is still there beneath the ravages of dementia. • The personal generosity which inspires Robert to spend quality time with each one, and to insist that they are treated with kindness and simple humanity as well as professional competence. Particularly important is the emphasis on "triggers": words and actions which can spark off negative and even violent reactions in persons with dementia, and which families and care home staff need to avoid. But the book characteristically recommends a far greater number of positive triggers which, by contrast, can create moments of spontaneous delight, happy memories and spiritual insight. These include music, acts of worship with familiar prayers and choruses, reminiscence boxes, bingo and other games, letting residents help with chores, and even taking them train excursions and cycle rides. The investment and staffing ratios evident in Robert's care homes tend to confine this quality of care to the sort of professional people whose stories are told in this book. The major challenge facing Britain's struggling care sector is to make these standards available to the have-nots as well the haves. This book deserves to be widely read, to create in all of us the vision of what is possible and the generosity and political will to make it happen. Bishop Michael Bourke ( Bishop of Wolverhampton, retired)

Book LPN to RN Transitions   E Book

Download or read book LPN to RN Transitions E Book written by Lora Claywell and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2024-07-16 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take the next step in your nursing career — master the role of the RN! With a special focus on preparing for the Next Generation NCLEX-RN® (NGN) exam, LPN to RN Transitions, 6th Edition helps you learn the concepts and skills required of registered nurses. The book covers all the basics, including a discussion of nursing theory and the nursing process as well as key provider-of-care skills such as clinical judgment, communication, and evidence-based decision making. It also covers the RN's role as manager of care, with coverage of leading, delegating and interprofessional collaboration. Written by nursing educator Lora Claywell, this complete guide helps you succeed in the classroom, on the NGN, and in clinical practice. - NEW! All NCLEX® question types are provided, including questions for the NGN in the Prepare Now to Pass NCLEX-RN® chapter. - NEW! Expanded information includes key topics such as emotional intelligence, workplace burnout, and competency-based guidelines, as well as the paramedic to RN transition and Canadian nursing considerations. - Complete coverage addresses the skills required in registered nursing and how they differ from those of practical or vocational nursing. - Clear, succinct writing style makes learning easier. - Case studies help you apply your knowledge to real-world clinical situations. - Clinical Judgment questions at the end of every chapter reinforce your understanding of key concepts. - Key Terms, Key Points, and FYI boxes summarize the content you need to know. - Helpful learning features include topics such as time management, study skills, test-taking, class participation strategies, and learning as an adult. - Engaging design and exercises keep you focused on learning objectives and boost your understanding. - Respect for the accomplishments of the LPN/LVN and Paramedic is emphasized throughout the text.

Book PROPEL to Quality Healthcare

Download or read book PROPEL to Quality Healthcare written by Thomas M Muha and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You got into healthcare because you wanted to help people, but quickly discovered providing high-quality care is challenging. Seemingly impossible demands are placed on you and your team. Some coworkers are constantly complaining; others are in their silos doing only what they must to get through the long days. Collaboration is often lacking, and patients suffer the painful consequences. It’s easy to become overloaded with work and overwhelmed with negativity. This is not how the healthcare profession has to be. There is a new science – Positive Psychology – that studies how people are able to perform extraordinarily well in challenging situations. After a dozen years of research in prestigious medical centers, an evidence-based method for applying this science has been developed. That six step program is PROPEL. You will read stories illustrating the experiences of doctors, nurses and administrators who learned to use PROPEL to transform their professional life (and, for many, their personal life as well). You will learn how they were able to attain remarkable results with their teams, units and clinics: • Staff callout and FMLA decreased 75% • Wait times for chemotherapy infusion reduced 6 hours • Staff turnover dropped 80% • Pediatric MRI scheduling driven down from 14 weeks to 10 days • Bone marrow transplant procedures increased by 50% • ED diversion due to psychiatric patient boarding virtually eliminated • Patient fall rate cut by 70% • Use of agency and travelers nurses abolished • Patient satisfaction scores up 50% The cumulative impact to the bottom line has been calculated to be millions of dollars. The most meaningful measure of PROPEL’s success, however, comes from the thousands of dedicated professionals who have expressed heartfelt gratitude for having learned how to recapture their joy for working in healthcare.

Book Votes   Proceedings

    Book Details:
  • Author : New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1874
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 1144 pages

Download or read book Votes Proceedings written by New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council and published by . This book was released on 1874 with total page 1144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Voices and Rooms of European Bioethics

Download or read book The Voices and Rooms of European Bioethics written by Richard Huxtable and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reflects on the many contributions made in and to European bioethics to date, in various locations, and from various disciplinary perspectives. In so doing, the book advances understanding of the academic and social status of European bioethics as it is being supported and practiced by various disciplines such as philosophy, law, medicine, and the social sciences, applied to a wide range of areas. The European focus offers a valuable counter-balance to an often prominent US understanding of bioethics. The volume is split into four parts. The first contains reflection on bioethics in the past, present and future, and also considers how comparison between countries and disciplines can enrich bioethical discourse. The second looks at bioethics in particular locations and contexts, including: policy, boardrooms and courtrooms; studios and virtual rooms; and society, while the third part explores the translation of theories and concepts of bioethics into the clinical setting. Chapter 10 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9780415737197_oachapter10.pdf