Nursing Staff Development: Strategies for Success

This describes the evolution of the field of staff development, examines its current status, and provides practical suggestions for managing and providing staff development activities. The text covers traditional topics such as principles of adult learning, curriculum development, and educational resources. Contemporary topics such as computer use, quality management, and legal and ethical issues are also thoroughly explored. The text provides insights and advice from leading staff development experts, and discusses principles of adult learning to assist the reader in implementing educational strategies that are most effective with adult learners. The book also provides background information necessary to understand current issues and problems, and describes the management of staff development, including organization, human resource management, financial management, marketing and information systems.