Transformational Leadership in Nursing: Unlocking Emerging Leadership Roles in Healthcare

Authored by Marion E. Broome PhD RN FAAN and Elaine Sorensen Marshall PhD RN FAAN, this award-winning book provides invaluable guidance for nursing graduate students to develop the skills necessary to transform healthcare through leadership within complex healthcare settings.

Developing Leadership Skills for Emerging Roles in Healthcare

The expanded and updated third edition of Transformational Leadership in Nursing presents current challenges in healthcare and frameworks for becoming a transformational leader during times of change. Expert leaders share insights on the tenets of collaborative leadership, including networks, influence, and decision-making, as well as the creation of organizational environments and cultures to support practice excellence.

This inspirational text fulfills the DNP Core Competencies, as described in the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice. It is designed to help readers master the skills necessary to:

• Work effectively across disciplines and generations
• Develop and implement strategic plans
• Design, implement, and evaluate practice models
• Build cohesive and effective teams
• Lead across systems of care to resolve healthcare disparities and improve outcomes

New to This Edition

This updated edition outlines key leadership competencies for effective leadership in complex organizations, expands the scope of healthcare economics and finance to address the monetization of nursing innovations, and features:

• Leadership in Action vignettes and reflective questions to help students apply theoretical concepts to their own situations
• Updated tools, healthcare paradigms, and leadership inspiration
• Cases and reflective questions to help students apply theoretical content to their own situations and generate discussion across cohorts of students

Key Features and Benefits

Transformational Leadership in Nursing is written expressly for APRNs transitioning into leadership roles. It traces the trajectory from expert clinician to leader in complex organizations and patient populations, utilizing:

• Leadership in Action vignettes to highlight real-world application of concepts and strategies
• Learning objectives, reflection questions, and inspirational quotations from noted leaders
• Resources for further learning, including ancillary PowerPoint slides

This comprehensive guide provides nursing graduate students and professionals with the critical information, practical tools, and creative vision necessary to facilitate leadership in a wide variety of settings.

Published by Springer Publishing Company, this 374-page paperback (ISBN-10: 0826135048, ISBN-13: 978-0826135049) is an essential resource for anyone looking to make a meaningful impact in healthcare.