Article: Leadership Competencies for Clinical Nurse Managers: The Renaissance of Transformational Leadership.(Book review)

Leadership Competencies for Clinical Nurse Managers: The Renaissance of Transformational Leadership by Anne M. Barker, EdD, RN, Dori Taylor Sullivan, PhD, RN, CAN, CPHQ, and Michael J. Emery, EdD, PT; Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2006; 322 pages, $44.95 (soft cover)

When the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published its landmark report Keeping Patients Safe in 2003, transformational leadership was identified as a key strategy for the transformation of the nursing work environment. Today's practice environment is multidisciplinary, and clinical leadership is often provided by an equally multidisciplinary group of practitioners. The focus of this text, written for ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!