Overview

Learn leadership skills from experienced deans! The first resource written specifically for novice and aspiring deans and directors of nursing education, this engaging guide shares practical advice, wisdom, and insight from experienced academic leaders. These insights will help nurses who are new to academic leadership positions. Within its pages, experienced deans share their wisdom on how a new dean or director can succeed in a leadership position. With an emphasis on acquiring critical knowledge and essential skills, this book describes the parameters of the nursing dean or director role, practical strategies for resolving day-to-day issues, everything from student success to budget and fiscal health, and how to practice self-care while constantly tackling the challenges of these roles. Seventeen academic nursing leaders from across the United States deliver fundamental guidance to help readers determine how to navigate the multifaceted opportunities and challenges of deaning and directing. Key Features:Written in an accessible, engaging style for novice and aspiring academic nursing leaders Everyday strategies for dealing with routine issues Addresses the need for self-care and how to manage the stress and complexities of the leadership role Abundant real-world case studies and best practices Online resources for further study

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Author:   Joanne Robinson ,  Carole Kenner ,  Jana L. Pressler, PhD, RN
Publisher:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Imprint:   Springer Publishing Co Inc
Weight:   0.375kg
ISBN:  

9780826134721

ISBN 10:   0826134726
Pages:   270
Publication Date:   10 October 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Contributors Foreword Terri E. Weaver, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ATSF Preface Section I Dimensions of the Nursing Dean/Director Role 1. Searching for a Dean/Director Position Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler 2. Stepping Into a Dean/Director Position Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler 3. Day-to-Day Deaning Jana L. Pressler and Carole Kenner 4. Deaning in a For-Profit Environment F. Patrick Robinson and Adele A. Webb 5. Interim Deaning Marie O’Toole 6. Stepping Up From Deaning/Directing Joanne P. Robinson Section II General Responsibilities of Nursing Deans and Directors 7. Enrollment Management Linda D. Scott and Julie J. Zerwic 8. Student Success Jana L. Pressler and Carole Kenner 9. Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Faculty and Staff Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler 10. Academic Policies and Programs Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler 11. Fundraising: Mission Critical Joanne P. Robinson 12. Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx and Heather M. Young 13. Perspectives on Financial Management for Deans of Nursing Programs: Culture, Policy, and Leadership Gloria Ferraro Donnelly 14. Strategic Thinking, Planning, and Doing Karen J. Kelly Thomas 15. Developing a Sustainable Nurse-Led Clinical Enterprise and Faculty Practice Julie Cowan Novak 16. Executive Leadership Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler Section III Self-Care and Work-Life Integration for Nursing Deans and Directors 17. Challenges of Deaning and Directing in Nursing Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler 18. Finding Joy and Satisfaction in Deaning and Directing Theodora Sirota and Brenda Petersen 19. Work-Life Integration and Self-Care Management Janice Brewington Index

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Joanne P. Robinson, Ph.D., RN, CNE, FAAN, is a professor and associate dean for Research and Innovation at Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Nursing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Carole Kenner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF, is the Carol Kuser Loser Dean/Professor of the School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science at the College of New Jersey. Jana L. Pressler, Ph.D., RN, is a professor and assistant dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Lincoln Division in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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