Nursing Leadership and Management in Canada

Nursing Leadership and Management in Canada, is a contributed text that introduces leadership and management principles for both nursing students and first-level managers. Comprehensive coverage of theory is combined with extensive coverage of skills, and basic principles are explained throughout with the use of practical examples and case studies. Leadership Profiles boxes feature photographs and brief biographies of key Canadian nursing leaders. Numerous case studies aid students and practitioners in applying the practical implications of management theory.

Nine entirely new chapters including: A population health approach to planning; An overview of the nursing workforce in Canada; Structure in health agencies; Legal framework for health agencies and services; Accountability in the Canadian Health System; Health agencies and self-governing professions; Nursing information and outcomes; Nursing Administration Research; Policy analysis
Inclusion of Leadership Profiles boxes, featuring photographs and brief biographies of Canadian nursing leaders.
Part openers introduce the content and implications to nursing practice.
Additional case studies aid students and practitioners in seeing the practical implications of management theory.
A greater degree of introductory material to enable first-time nursing management students to learn the basic principles on which nursing management theory is based.
Case example boxes throughout the text.
Two-colour interior design highlights pedagogical elements and key information.

Contributors:
Andrea Baumann, School of Nursing, McMaster University / Jennifer Blythe, School of Nursing, McMaster University / John Church, Centre for Health Promotion Studies, University of Alberta / Greta Cummings, Cross Cancer Institute, Edmonton, AB / Germaine M. Dechant, Executive Director, Child and Adolescent Services Association, Edmonton, AB / Jennifer Dzibua, School of Nursing, McMaster University / Richard Fraser, Edmonton, AB / Philip Jacobs, Program Director, Health Policy and Management Program, University of Alberta / Hester Klopper, Faculty of Nursing, University of Alberta / Heather Laschinger, School of Nursing, University of Western Ontario / Penelope Lightfoot, School of Nursing, University of Alberta / Marianne McLellan, School of Nursing, University of Alberta / Carolyn Pepler, School of Nursing, McGill University / Ginette Lemire Rodger, past President of the CNA, currently Chief of Nursing, Ottawa Hospital / Judith Skelton-Green, President, Transitions: HOD Consultants, Toronto, ON / Janet Storch, Director, School of Nursing, University of Victoria / Ann Tourangeau, Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto / B. Susan Wagner, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewa