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Winner of the 1992 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year award, this how-to resource addresses the restructuring of nursing organizations and the conceptual and operational dimensions of change. It guides the nursing or hospital administrator, step-by-step, through the implementation of new professional practice models and systems, and includes strategic guidelines, flow charts, and tables, problem-solving strategies, firsthand experience and advice from the experts, and specific measures to monitor, evaluate, and improve effectiveness.
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Contents: Transforming Our Nursing Future * Selecting the Right Project * Planning for the Implementation of New Nursing Structures * Managing the Environment During Implementation * Matching New Visions to Reality: Restructuring Demands and the Nursing Management Team * Implementing a Product Line Management Structure in a Rehabilitation Hospital * From the Vision to the Reality: Developing a Shared Governance Structure * Delivery System Redesign--Making It Worth Your While * The Evaluation of New Nursing Structures in Single or Multifacility Systems * A Call for Action
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Cathleen Krueger Wilson, RN, PhD
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ISBN-13: 9780834213678
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