This book seeks to define nursing at a management or administrative level. Using the widely regarded Orem self-care deficit model to provide a nursing focus, the authors explore the nursing needs of populations, the roles and functions of advanced practice nursing administration, and the administrative structures, processes and outcomes that facilitate nursing practice.
The book opens with an examination of the changing nature of health care systems and nursing's place in them.
Foreword - D E OremHealth Care Service Organization Trends as We Move Toward the 21st CenturyThe Domain of NursingModels for Nursing AdministrationDescribing Populations for Purposes of Providing Nursing Services The Processes of AdministrationDesign as a Function of the Nursing ProfessionalThe Clinical Communication SystemQuality Control Patient OutcomesQuality Control Nursing StandardsFiscal Management and Delivery of Safe, Effective NursingUtilization of Nursing PersonnelStrategies for Theory-Based NursingEnsuring the Provision of Nursing in the Future A Summation