This book gives nursing students the opportunity to develop the leadership skill set they will need to succeed in the field. The text acknowledges that not all nurses will be managers, but that all, regardless of career path, will be leaders. It focuses on current leadership, innovation, and organization theory and prepares students for a transition into leadership positions. It also explores time management, finance and fiscal management, communication and negotiation, ethical decision making, career management, and much more.

Tim Porter-O'Grady's name appears first in previous edition.

Change and innovation -- Becoming a professional nurse -- Person of the leader : the capacity to lead -- Conflict skills for clinical leaders -- Staffing, scheduling, and patient care assignments : models, components, and measures of effectiveness -- Principles of ethical decision making -- Leadership : the foundation of practice partnership -- Resources for healthcare excellence -- Navigating the care network : creating the context for professional practice -- Managing your career : a lifetime of opportunities and obligations -- Policy, legislation, licensing, and professional nurse roles -- Delegation and supervision : essential foundations for practice -- Overcoming the uneven table : negotiating the white waters of the profession -- Accountability and ownership : the centerpiece of professional practice -- Integrating learning : applying the practices of leadership.