Management in Health Care: A Theoretical and Experiential Approach (Theoretical and Experimental Approach)

This book covers the processes of management and leadership in healthcare practices. Content focuses on increasing organisational effectiveness in service and practice. Theories and concepts from the fields of business organisational psychology and educational administration are applied to health care. Within the book are included simulation activities to provide practice experiences that illustrate the content of the chapters, as well as serving to expand the reader's range of experience within a safe, low risk practice environment. Front Matter....Pages i-xx Front Matter....Pages 1-1 The Management Process and the Problem-Solving Method....Pages 3-15 Management and Leadership Theory....Pages 16-30 Front Matter....Pages 49-51 Diagnosing Self....Pages 53-59 Diagnosing the System....Pages 60-74 Leader Behaviour....Pages 75-95 Diagnosing the Task....Pages 96-105 Applying the Management Process and the Problem-Solving Method....Pages 106-117 Managerial Ethics....Pages 118-133 Front Matter....Pages 171-171 Communication....Pages 173-185 Change....Pages 186-198 Power....Pages 199-205 Teaching....Pages 206-217 Interviewing....Pages 218-227 Assertiveness....Pages 228-241 Group Dynamics....Pages 242-263 Conflict Resolution....Pages 264-279 Time Management....Pages 280-294 Performance Appraisal....Pages 295-305 Job Stress....Pages 306-322 Total Quality Management....Pages 323-337 Front Matter....Pages 443-443 Development of the National Health Service....Pages 445-460 The Environment....Pages 461-467 Formal Organization Design....Pages 468-487 Organizational Culture....Pages 488-503 Epilogue....Pages 504-504 Back Matter....Pages 505-524 Elaine Lynne La Monica. Originally Published: Management In Nursing. New York, Ny : Springer Pub. Co., 1990. New Ed. / Additional Material For The Macmillan Adaptation By Philip Ian Morgan. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 505-507) And Indexes. Covers the processes of management and leadership in healthcare practices. The content focusses on increasing organizational effectiveness in service and practice.