Clare L. Bennett – författare

CLINICAL LEADERSHIP IN NURSING AND HEALTHCARE Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare offers a range of tools and topics that support and foster clinically focused nurses and other healthcare professionals to develop their leadership skills and strategies. The textbook is helpfully divided into three parts: information on the attributes of clinical leaders, the tools healthcare students and staff can use to develop their leadership potential, and clinical leadership issues. It also outlines a number of principles, frameworks, and topics that support nurses and healthcare professionals to develop and deliver effective clinical care as clinical leaders. Lastly, each chapter has a range of reflective questions and self-assessments to help consolidate learning. The newly revised third edition has been updated in light of recent key changes in health service approaches to care and values. While it covers a wide spectrum of practical topics, Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare also includes information on: Theories of leadership and management, organisational culture, gender, generational issues and leaders, project management, quality initiatives, and working in teams Managing change, effective clinical decision making, how to network and delegate, how to deal with conflict, and implementing evidence-based practice Congruent leadership, the link between values and actions, authentic leadership, leaving behind control as an objective, and managing power Why decisions go wrong, techniques for developing creativity, barriers to creativity, conflict resolution and management, negotiation, self-talk, and leading in a crisis With expert input from a diverse collection of experienced contributors, Clinical Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare is an invaluable resource for new leaders trying to establish themselves and existing leaders looking to perform at a higher level when it comes to quality and effective patient care.

Generate and apply high-quality research in a nursing context with this accessible guide The production and application of rigorous, effective research can have a significant impact on nursing care. Notes On… Nursing Research offers an overview of nursing research, its relationship with clinical practice and patient outcomes, and its positive effects on the nursing professional. Beginning with an introduction to the fundamental principles of nursing research, it moves through the stages of designing and conducting research studies before concluding with specific applications of research to clinical practice and patient care. Notes On… Nursing Research readers will also find: A step-by-step guide to formulating and answering a research questionDetailed discussion of research methodologies including data collection and analysis, inferential statistics, multivariate statistics, evidence synthesis, and much moreSpecific examples showing how research has improved patient care and outcomesNotes On… Nursing Research is ideal for undergraduate nurses, as well as a valuable resource for qualified and practicing nurses and other health professionals looking to develop their understanding of research.

Leadership is an accessible introductory textbook for nursing, health and social care students seeking to develop their leadership skills.Offering practical advice underpinned by theoretical perspectives, the book will help you to understand the principles of effective leadership and apply them to your own practice. You will learn:What leadership is and what skills and qualities you need to become an effective leader.About leadership within the cultural context of your work environment.How to use leadership skills to influence outcomes in the workplace.The importance of the leader as a catalyst for change.How leaders influence policy development.How to identify your own strengths and weaknesses and create an action plan to develop your emerging leadership skills.This book will kick-start your leadership journey in health and social care and help you to exhibit and unleash your leadership potential.“I believe this book will help me to develop my leadership skills and give me a background knowledge on how leadership can be influenced by other factors and the skills needed to be an effective leader within my own career, which I feel every student reading this book would benefit from.”Review on studentnurseandbeyond.co.uk, April 2019This title is an updated and revised version of Leadership in Health and Social Care: an introduction for emerging leaders, published in 2012.Essentials is a series of accessible, introductory textbooks for students in nursing, health and social care. New and forthcoming titles in the series:The Care ProcessCommunication SkillsMental HealthPromoting Health and WellbeingResearch and Evidence-based PracticeStudy Skills