Pulling Together to Make a Difference

A book of 14 essays on the ultimate changes which must be accepted by all nurses, and nurse leaders especially, in order to create the modern nursing profession. Service, cost and quality are hallmarks of success today in health care delivery. These 3 hallmarks have always been the centerpiece of nursing's practice. When we pull together, every nurse makes a difference every day.Chapter Titles Manage Things, Lead People The "Etched In Stone" Syndrome Curing Phychosclerosis Leadership Mandates Now Nursing is on the Brink of Great Reform Transitions and Transformations Planning for Strategic Development The BMW Club Transformational Leadership Leading the New Age of Nursing Business Intuition Pt. I Working the Shared Governance System Conflict is Inevitable . . . but ManageableWell-known nursing leader speaks of the current issues in nursing today: Change, new opportunities, empowerment, conflict resolution, and presents a refreshing, optimistic, inspirational view of nursing in the future. Each chapter is loaded with practical insights and advice that will make you a better nurse, leader, employee and person.

Dr. Venner M. Farley is a national consultant in nursing leadership development, curriculum re-design, and interdisciplinary professional practice development. She is widely recognized as a presenter at national and international nursing conferences, most noted for her ability to speak to complex issues enlightened by a wise sense of humor. Prior to developing her consultancy, Dr. Farley was the Dean of Health Professions at Golden West College in California. Dr. Farley holds a doctoral degree in administration from USC and is certified in managed care by the NPEI. She is well published in her field. Her two latest books are Nurses Pulling Together to Make a Difference (1995) and Nurses: Future Tense or Tense Future (1996). She is currently working on the third book in that series.