Winner of an AJN Book of the Year Award!

Nurses are presented with the challenge of leading a variety of groups in our healthcare environment , ranging from patients and families to communities and organizations. While there appears to be little time for leadership development, leadership skills are in great demand. This first book of its kind fills the leadership development void not perviously addressed in nursing education.

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: A Model for Educating Future Leaders

1. Preparing Nurse Leaders: A Leadership Education Model, J.A. Lemire
2. Leader as Visionary, J. Aroian
3. Leader as Expert, B. Frank
4. Leader as Achiever, J.A. Dienemann
5. Leader as Critical Thinker, J.A. Lemire
6. Leader as Communicator, P.A. Haynor
7. Leader as Mentor, C. Vance

Part II: Educating with an Academic Focus

8. Using Nursing History to Educate for Leadership, S.B. Lewenson
9. Reflective Journaling: Bridging the Theory-Practice Gap, D.A. Morgan, J.G. Johnson, and D.R. Garrison
10. Integrating Leadership Content into the Undergraduate Curriculum, J.G. Johnson, D.R. Garrison, and D.A. Morgan
11. Using Group Process to Develop Caring Leaders, L.D. Wagner
12. Using Parseís Theory to Educate for Leadership, S.L. Ramey and S. Bunkers
13. Educating Future Leaders Using Problem-Based Learning, B. Williams
14. Using Online Clinical Scenarios to Build Leadership Skills, C. Wilson
15. Teambuilding Through Quilting, M.J. Greenberg, P. Scharf, and J. Romm
16. Using Art, Literature, and Music to Teach Leadership, J.A. Dienemann, B. Frank, and M.M. Patton
17. Using Popular Films to Measure Student Understanding of Leadership, M.S. Tilbury
18. Teaching Leadership in Community-Based Settings Through Film, J.E. Wachs and J.B. Edwards
19. Leadership Education for the Common Good: A Pilot Program, N.S. Godfrey

Part III: Leadership Education in the Clinical Setting

20. Practice-Oriented Leadership Education, J. Aroian and J. A. Dienemann
21. Using Shift Coordinators to Teach Leadership Skills Needed for NCLEX-RN, J.W. Aucoin and S. Letvak
22. Teaching the Value of Evidence-Based Practice, B. Frank
23. Developing Evidence-Based Practice Skills Through Experiential Learning, K. Sackett and J.M. Jones
24. Succession Planning as a Strategy to Prepare Future Leaders, H. Green and L. Downes
25. Developing Leadership Through Shadowing a Leader in Health Care, S. Grossman
26. Practicing Delegation Skills, J.M. Jones
27. A Capstone Leadership Course via Distance Education, D.A. Rastinehad and P.A. Edwards
28. Developing a Change Project to Practice Leadership Skills, L.B. Trice, L. DíAlisera, and J.W. Frank
29. Growing Leaders in Developing Nations, S.M. Weinstein
30. Annotated Bibliography, A.N. Wantroba

Index