Stroke Nursing is the leading guide for optimal stroke care, facilitating the provision of evidence-based practice across the stroke journey, and covering the sixteen elements of care outlined in the UK's Stroke-Specific Education Framework (SSEF).Drawing from years of clinical and research experience, the authors provide practical guidance on the essential areas of stroke nursing, including stroke classification, stabilisation, thrombolysis and thrombectomy, rehabilitatio...

Stroke is a medical emergency that requires immediate medical attention. With active and efficient nursing management in the initial hours after stroke onset and throughout subsequent care, effective recovery and rehabilitation is increased. Acute Stroke Nursing provides an evidence-based, practical text facilitating the provision of optimal stroke care during the primary prevention, acute and continuing care phases.This timely and comprehensive text is structured to follo...

Raising the Bar on Service Excellence concentrates on five crucial leadership actions that will shift your organization from good to great. Once again Baird pushes the reader out of the theory mode and into action. Each chapter features case examples and concludes with specific leadership action steps that will bring the organization closer to living the mission vision values and brand promise.

How to be a Nurse or Midwife Leader is an indispensable guide for all nurses and midwives who wish to develop and improve their practice as leaders. Written in collaboration with the NHS Leadership Academy, this practical book draws on the real experience of over 10,000 nurses and midwives to bring leadership dilemmas to life in specific situations.Key learning features include:How to develop your self-awarenessHow to develop your personal impact an...

This book takes insights drawn from the Executive Nurse Fellows program established by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to promote the idea of leadership development as an empowering force among nurses at ALL levels. It is intended as both a guide for professionals; leaders in schools of nursing, hospitals and other health care delivery systems, ambulatory care, long-term care, public and occupational health, and public policy, and as a text in leadership courses for students at master's...

Nurse Staffing 101 is a resource for RNs in developing effective and facility-specific approaches to optimal staffing decisions and plans. It covers the essential topics: Historical and political setting of safe staffing Workplace, safety, and quality considerations Examples of professional nursing practice models Staffing at the organizational level in terms of workload variances Current practices and possible solutions for determining and achieving the requisite staffing levels and measu...

Designated a Doody's Core Title!"The construction of the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) and the clinical nurse leader (CNL) set in motion a sea change in graduate nursing education. In this book, Fitzpatrick and Wallace document the history, the driving forces, and the expectations for these new roles while providing a starting point for capacity building for the development of DNP and CNL educational programs."--Nursing Education Perspective...

Improving the culture of safety in our health care institutions is an essential component of preventing or reducing errors as well as improving overall health care quality. This book presents the clinically tested Myer's Patient Safety Model for health care system leaders, middle managers, and administrators to build their patient safety program and to help sustain, renew, or obtain accreditation.The author provides detailed explanations of why medical errors still occur in accredi...

New to the Second EditionNew concepts/techniques of management added in several chaptersUpdated information added in a number of chaptersOutdated content has been replaced with new up-to-date informationAn altogether new look and feel provided to the book

Diagnosing Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) in young people has long been a tough call for clinicians, either for fear of stigmatizing the child or confusing the normal mood shifts of adolescence with pathology. Now, a recent upsurge in relevant research into early-onset BPD is inspiring the field to move beyond this hesitance toward a developmentally nuanced understanding of the disorder.The Handbook of Borderline Personality Disorder in Children and Adolescents refl...

This groundbreaking text focuses on the practical knowledge and skills that both physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners (NPs) need to be effective health care leaders in a multidisciplinary environment. Written by a recognized expert in physician assistant leadership, this engaging text helps PA and NP professionals—increasingly called upon to lead in a variety of clinical and administrative environments—to navigate the unique challenges they encounter.With an emphasis ...