Download or read book Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing written by Bessie L. Marquis and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2009 with total page 676 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in its Sixth Edition, this foremost leadership and management text incorporates application with theory and emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. More than 225 case studies and learning exercises promote critical thinking and interactive discussion. Case studies cover a variety of settings, including acute care, ambulatory care, long-term care, and community health. The book addresses timely issues such as leadership development, staffing, delegation, ethics and law, organizational, political, and personal power, management and technology, and more. Web links and learning exercises appear in each chapter. An Instructor's CD-ROM includes a testbank and PowerPoint slides.