The Doctor of Nursing Practice and the Nurse Executive Role

Description

Offering real-world guidance and seasoned insight, The Doctor of Nursing Practice and the Nurse Executive Role is the first book to offer DNP-trained nurse executives the tools needed to create and manage successful nursing care systems.

Crucial topics in leadership and personal and organizational success are addressed, using current concrete examples in nursing management. This is a unique, indispensable tool for nursing educators, current nurse executives, and those planning on taking up the nurse executive role. Suitable as a reference for both clinical and classroom use, The Doctor of Nursing Practice and the Nurse Executive Role will take seasoned nursing professionals and future leaders of the profession on a an educational journey where they’ll learn . . .

• Why evidence-based practice is critical to the delivery of quality patient care
• Tough questions, such as: How can nursing faculty inspire, educate, and empower nurse-executive DNP students?
• Essential pearls to help you on your journey to successful leadership and management
• Why implementing the Magnet model makes sense even if your organization does not intend to pursue Magnet status
• Why healthcare organizations must continually focus on improvement
• The necessity of organizational transformation to ensure optimal ethical climates
• How to become an effective delegator
• How personal self-awareness leads to success
• How to create an environment that fosters professional sustainability
• How to use succession planning and management to develop and maintain strong leadership

Table of Contents

Leadership/Organizational Leadership,
Communication/Collaboration/Relationship Building,
Health Care Environment,
Professionalism/Professional Practice Environment,
Professional Sustainability,
Organizational Improvement/Informatics,
Future of the DNP Nurse Executive,
Succession Planning for Nurse Executives,
Strategic Management,
Delegation Dilemmas
Exemplar of Delegation Dilemmas,
DNP Capstone Exemplar (Detox Protocols),
Developing Self-Awareness

1. Introduction
2. Areas of Self-Awareness
3. Attitudes Regarding Change
4. Interpersonal Orientation
5. Understanding Differences in Others
6. Case Study and Discussion Questions
The Chief Nurse Executive’s Moral Compass,