Includes bibliographical references and index.

Leadership and followership -- Management theory -- Motivating yourself and others for a satisfying career -- Understanding organizational structures -- Legal and ethical knowledge for nurses -- Regulating nursing -- Economic influences -- Organizational communication -- Informatics -- Enhancing your critical thinking, decision-making and problem-solving -- Nurses leading change -- Building teams for productivity and efficiency -- Power, politics, and policy -- Planning and marketing for a healthy organization -- Managing quality and patient safety -- Budgeting -- Staffing and scheduling -- Maximizing employee performance -- Nursing celebrates cultural diversity -- Constructive conflict management -- Delegation: an art of professional practice -- Manage yourself for a more fulfilling career -- Getting your first job -- Career development -- Managing your professional and financial future.