Leadership in nursing practice : changing the landscape of health care / Tim Porter O'Grady, DM, EdD, ScD(h), APRN, FAAN, FACCWS, Senior Partner, Health Systems, Tim Porter-O'Grady Associates, Inc, Atlanta, Georiga, Clinical Professor, Leadership Scholar, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, Professor of Practice, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, Adjunct Professor School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, Board-Certified CNS, Clinical Wound Specialist (APRN) ; Kathy Malloch, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, President, KMLS, LLC, Glendale, Arizona, Professor of Practice, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University, Phoenix, Arizona, Clinical Professor, College of Nursing, The Ohio State Universtiy, Columbus, Ohio, Clinical Consultant, API Healthcare Inc., Hartford Wisconsin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Change and innovation -- Becoming a professional nurse -- The person of the leader : the capacity to lead -- Conflict skills for clinical leaders -- Staffing, scheduling and patient care assignments : models, components and measures of effectiveness -- Principles of ethical decision making -- Team leadership : the foundation of practice partnership -- Resources for healthcare excellence -- Navigating the care network : creating the context for professional practice -- Managing your career : a lifetime of opportunities and obligations -- Policy, legislation, licensing, and professional nurse roles -- Delegation and supervision : essential foundations for practice -- Overcoming the uneven table : negotiating the white waters of the profession -- Accountability and ownership : the centerpiece of professional practice -- Integrating learning : applying the practices of leadership.