Careers in Nursing | Nurse Entrepreneur

Evidence-Based Leadership, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Nursing and Healthcare

Delivers the tools for a new generation of nurse leaders to forge innovative solutions for complex healthcare issues

Includes CourseConnect: Know It. Use It. Test It. – The Smarter Way to Learn and Succeed! 

Authored by world-class innovators and leaders in evidence-based healthcare practice, this text delivers proven strategies for incorporating inventive leadership solutions into daily practice. It is the only such resource to include an accompanying skills-building handbook to help readers put key content into real-world practice. The second edition builds on the strengths of the first with six new chapters focusing on emotional intelligence and crucial conversations, leading in a virtual world, budgeting and the art of negotiation, putting leadership competencies into practice, learning from the frontlines, and building organizational wellness. It spotlights entrepreneurial thinking for nurses working in larger healthcare systems and private practice and includes examples of innovative solutions developed during COVID-19. The text also reflects current AACN Essentials and other national standards and competencies.

The book differs from traditional academic texts by providing relatable content that is both practical and engaging. With the aim of stimulating readers to move beyond conventional thinking and behavior, it provides plentiful first-person accounts of successful healthcare leadership and innovation and step-by-step "how-tos" for productively applying concepts. A popular "Call to Action" feature provides practical exercises to help readers develop the skills addressed in each chapter. Motivational quotes, podcasts, learning objectives, review questions, and bulleted takeaway points provide additional opportunities for in-depth learning. An extensive instructor package includes PPTs, podcasts, and useful teaching strategies. Know, use, and test your understanding of course content with CourseConnect—an interactive learning platform included with your print purchase.

New to the Second Edition:

• Six new chapters addressing emotional intelligence and crucial conversations, leading in a virtual world, budgeting and the art of negotiation, putting leadership competencies into practice, learning from the frontlines, and building organizational wellness Highlights entrepreneurial thinking for nurses in larger healthcare systems or private practice
• Includes examples of innovation solutions developed during COVID-19
• Reflects updated AACN Essentials and other national standards and competencies
• A supplemental skills-building handbook helps learners put key content into real-world practice.

Key Features:

• Delivers multiple real-world examples of leadership, innovation, and the entrepreneurial mindset with direct applicability to current nursing practice
• Provides accompanying skills-building handbook to help nurses put knowledge in to practice
• Includes motivational quotes to inspire and challenge readers
• Embeds "Calls to Action"---practical exercises to help readers develop specific skills related to chapter content---within each chapter
• Presents educational podcasts by world-class leaders
• Offers succinct takeaway points distilling key concepts in each chapter
• Includes learning objectives, review questions, bulleted takeaway points, and an extensive instructor package

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Nurse Leadership and Management

"The authors of this book are innovators, strategists, provocateurs, transformational leaders, and compassionate clinicians. Their advice is based on evidence and years of experience and serves as a guide for leaders to overcome constraints and lead the nation to better health. While the content is foundational for new leaders and executives, the advice from these leaders is an inspiration to all."

–Deborah Zimmermann, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN

Chief Executive Officer, DAISY Foundation

President-elect, American Organization for Nursing Leadership

Global Advisory Board Member, Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy

–Erik Martin, DNP, RN, CENP

VP, Patient Care Services, and Chief Nursing Officer, Norton Children's Hospital

President, American Organization for Nursing Leadership

Inaugural Coldiron Fellow, Marian K. Shaughnessy Nurse Leadership Academy

American Nurses Association, Healthcare Finance Management Association

Distinguished by its accomplished Editor and Contributor team, this innovative leadership and management text for graduate nursing students is unique in its focus on relationships, communications, and emotional intelligence at all stages of the nurse’s career. Filled with practical content demonstrating how leadership skills are a key component of management, the text examines specific nursing roles—nurse managers, leaders, and executives—while incorporating the most recent AACN, AONL, and ANA competencies. Case examples demonstrate leadership and management responsibilities in a variety of scenarios, and in-depth, comprehensive case studies at the end of the book address complex issues relating to content from the text.

The contributors include a diverse and accomplished team of Nurse Leaders with experience in clinical, administrative, executive, and academic settings. Organizations and schools represented by the author team include:

• American Nurses Association
• American Organization for Nursing Leadership
• Association for Leadership Science in Nursing
• Cleveland Clinic
• DAISY Foundation
• Eisenhower Health
• Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University
• New York University
• New York-Presbyterian Weill-Cornell Medical Center
• University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Chapters follow a structured format and address leadership, professionalism, relational leadership in practice, social determinants of health, telehealth, innovation, strategic planning, finance and budgeting, and governance. Student activities are included throughout the text, and case examples encourage students to assess their own skills and put learning into practice. Learning objectives and study questions in each chapter reinforce content and emphasize different competencies required for executives and managers. Role-playing exercises help facilitate effective relationship and communication skills, and Instructor resources provide learning activities and teaching strategies for molding future nurse leaders. Study, practice, and assess your understanding of course content with CourseConnect—an interactive learning platform included with your purchase.

Key Features:

• Contributor team includes top-level nurse leaders experienced in healthcare system administration
• Underscores the importance of relationships and emotional intelligence in skillful nursing leadership and management
• Demonstrates specific nursing roles and practical applications through abundant, high-quality case studies
• Clearly distinguishes between different leadership competencies
• Offers role-playing exercises to improve relationship and communication skills
• Provides abundant instructor resources including PowerPoints and an Instructor's Manual that includes learning activities and teaching strategies

Maximize Your Learning with CourseConnect – Included with Your Print Purchase! 

Enhance your textbook experience with CourseConnect, an interactive learning platform designed to help you engage more deeply, study smarter, and achieve success in your course. 

• Master Complex Concepts – Interactive learning activities simplify concepts and improve comprehension and retention. 
• Track Your Progress – Real-time analytics and self-assessments help you identify strengths and focus on areas for improvement. 
• Study Anytime, Anywhere – Enjoy seamless access to your eText and study tools whenever and wherever you need them. 
• Help Whenever You Need It – Course Coach provides answers, summaries, and practice questions to keep you moving forward and build confidence. 

Through purchase of this product, you'll get a license to continuous access to this CourseConnect course for as long as you need it, subject to our Terms of Use. 

DNP Role Development for Doctoral Advanced Nursing Practice

Provides important new content on specific ethical, leadership, and advocacy capabilities that advance the DNP role in nursing practice

This core text for the DNP curriculum encompasses all facets of the evolving advanced practice role including diverse professional opportunities and options for career advancement. With ten completely new chapters, the third edition conveys the latest developments in doctoral-level capabilities, including the specific ethical, leadership, and advocacy components that advance these roles. New content addresses health equity, role negotiation, ethical and leadership dilemmas for the clinician, and the preceptor role in relation to doctoral-level advanced practice. Considering the predominance of students seeking the Nurse Practitioner role, the book emphasizes the clinical context for the DNP along with the new AACN Domain of Professionalism. There also are contributions from Nurse Midwives, Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Nurse Specialists, and DNPs in the Nurse Educator role.

The text is distinguished by distinctive Reflective Responses to the authors of all chapters. These may be characterized as a Point-Counterpoint feature—consisting of commentaries by scholars of varying points of view—that stimulates substantive critical dialogue. It examines the role of evidence—both practice-based evidence and evidence-based practice—in the context of clinical problems and policy formation and focuses on how the doctoral advanced prepared nurse can discriminate, translate, and sometimes generate new nursing evidence. The text addresses the need for both forms of evidence and underscores the importance of innovative healthcare intervention models. Included is practical information illustrated with examples geared for both BSN-DNP students and MSN-DNP students. Content on the DNP/PhD double doctorate and the impact of DNP leadership on organizations further examines the relationship between nursing practice, education, and science. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.

New to the Third Edition:

• Ten new chapters, including coverage of: COVID-19; BSN-DNP Trajectories; Practice-Based Evidence and Evidence-Based Practice; Health Equity; Role Negotiation, Ethical, Leadership, and Advocacy Roles; and 2021 AACN Essentials
• Expanded roles and content for students of varying experience levels
• Emphasis on the new AACN Domain of Professionalism throughout

Key Features:

• Focuses on DNP role development with extensive contributions by leading DNP scholars and clinicians
• Delivers Reflective Responses in a Point-Counterpoint format to stimulate vigorous class discussion
• Provides critical thinking questions throughout including Reflective Response