Huston_Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Nursing,

Contents

The Critical Triad: Decision Making, Management, and Leadership 1

UNIT I

1 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, and Clinical Reasoning: Requisites for Successful Leadership and Management 2 Introduction 3 Decision Making, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Elastic Thinking 3 Vicarious Learning to Increase Problem-Solving and Decision-Making Skills 5 Theoretical Approaches to Problem Solving and Decision Making 7 Critical Elements in Problem Solving and Decision Making 12 Individual Variations in Decision Making 16 Overcoming Individual Vulnerability in Decision Making 19 Decision Making in Organizations 20 Decision-Making Tools 21 Integrating Leadership Roles and Management Functions in Decision Making 25 Additional Learning Exercises and Applications 26

2 Classical Views of Leadership and Management 32 Introduction 33 Management 35 Leadership 39 Integrating Leadership Roles and Management Functions 46 Additional Learning Exercises and Applications 48

3 Twenty-First Century Thinking About Leadership and Management 54 Introduction 55 New Thinking About Leadership and Management 56 Transition From Industrial Age Leadership to Relationship Age Leadership to Build Employee Engagement 68 Integrating Leadership Roles and Management Functions in the 21st Century 70 Additional Learning Exercises and Applications 71

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