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Understanding Nursing Management and Organizations | |
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Introduction to Nursing Management | |
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The Changing Health Care System | |
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Cost Containment | |
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Quality and Outcomes | |
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Rural Health Care | |
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Cultural Diversity | |
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Changes in Nursing | |
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Challenges for Nurse Managers | |
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Organizational Theory and Design | |
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Organizational Theories | |
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Classical Theory | |
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Neoclassical Theory | |
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Systems Theory | |
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Contingency Theory | |
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Chaos Theory | |
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Health Care Organizations | |
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Types of Health Care Organizations | |
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Interorganizational Relationships | |
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Diversification | |
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Organizational Structure | |
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Functional Structure | |
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Service-Integrated Structure | |
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Hybrid Structure | |
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Matrix Structure | |
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Parallel Structure | |
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Shared Governance | |
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Self-Organizing Structures | |
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Redesigning, Restructuring, and Reengineering | |
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Strategic Planning | |
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Values | |
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Vision | |
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Mission | |
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Philosophy | |
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Goals | |
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Organizational Environment and Culture | |
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Nursing Care Delivery Systems | |
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Types of Nursing Care Delivery Systems | |
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Functional Nursing | |
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Team Nursing | |
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Total Patient Care | |
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Primary Nursing | |
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Practice Partnerships | |
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Case Management | |
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Differentiated Practice | |
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Patient-Centered Care | |
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Leading and Managing | |
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Leaders and Managers | |
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Leadership | |
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Power: How Managers and Leaders Get Things Done | |
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Leadership Theories | |
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Trait Theories | |
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Behavioral Theories | |
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Contingency Theories | |
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Contemporary Theories | |
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Management Functions | |
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Classical Description | |
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Mintzberg's Behavioral Description | |
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A Contemporary Model of Managerial Work | |
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Roles and Functions of Nursing Managers | |
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Levels of Management | |
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First-Level Management | |
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Middle-Level Management | |
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Upper-Level Management | |
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Charge Nurse | |
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Staff Nurse | |
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Legal and Ethical Issues | |
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Laws and Ethics | |
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Ethical Decision Making | |
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Ethical Theories | |
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Ethical Principles | |
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The Legal System | |
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Sources of Law | |
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Types of Law | |
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Tort Law | |
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Liability | |
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Legal Issues in Nursing | |
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Nursing Licensure | |
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Patient Care Issues | |
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Management Issues | |
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Employment Issues | |
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Power and Politics | |
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Politics: The Art of Influencing | |
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A Framework for Political Action | |
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Politics in the Workplace | |
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Politics in Government | |
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Politics in Financing | |
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Politics in the Organization | |
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Politics in the Community | |
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Power and Leadership | |
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Image as Power | |
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Using Power to Increase your Professional Influence | |
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Why Power? | |
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Power plus Vision | |
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Applying Power and Politics to Managing Nursing Care | |
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How Nursing's Voice Can Become Powerful | |
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The Impact of Power and Politics on Nursing's Future | |
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Key Skills in Nursing Management | |
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Budgeting and Resource Allocation | |
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The Budgeting Process | |
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Approaches to Budgeting | |
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Incremental Budget | |
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Zero-Based Budget | |
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Fixed or Variable Budgets | |
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The Operating Budget | |
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The Revenue Budget | |
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The Expense Budget | |
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Determining the Salary (Personnel) Budget | |
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Benefits | |
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Shift Differentials | |
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Overtime | |
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On-Call Hours | |
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Bonuses and Premiums | |
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Salary Increases | |
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Final Considerations | |
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Managing the Supply and Nonsalary Expense Budget | |
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Developing the Capital Budget | |
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Timetable for the Budgeting Process | |
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Monitoring Budgetary Performance during the Year | |
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Variance Analysis | |
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Position Control | |
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Staff Impact on Budgetary Performance | |
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Future Trends | |
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Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Productivity | |
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What Are Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Productivity in Health Care? | |
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Organizational Effectiveness in Health Care Today | |
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Health Care Inputs | |
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Health Care Outputs | |
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Output or Outcome? | |
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Effectiveness | |
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Efficiency | |
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What Is Nursing Productivity? | |
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Measuring Nursing Productivity | |
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Resources per Patient Day | |
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Utilization Rates | |
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Improving Nursing Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Productivity | |
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Changes in Use of Inputs | |
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Changes in the Process of Care | |
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Quality Management | |
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History of Quality Management | |
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Total Quality Management (TQM) | |
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TQM Characteristics | |
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Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) | |
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Comprehensive Components of Quality Management | |
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CQI--How It Works: A Practical Example | |
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Risk Management | |
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A Risk Management Program | |
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Nursing's Role in Risk Management | |
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Examples of Risk | |
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Role of the Nurse Manager | |
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Key Behaviors for Handling Complaints | |
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A Caring Attitude | |
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Evaluation of Risk Management | |
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Problem Solving and Decision Making | |
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Critical Thinking | |
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Problem Solving | |
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Problem-Solving Methods | |
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The Problem-Solving Process | |
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Group Problem Solving | |
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Decision Making | |
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Types of Decisions | |
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Decision-Making Conditions | |
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The Decision-Making Process | |
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Decision-Making Techniques | |
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Group Decision Making | |
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Stumbling Blocks | |
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Creativity in Decision Making | |
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Characteristics of Creative Persons | |
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Managing Creativity in Health Care Settings | |
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Communication and Conflict | |
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Communication | |
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Modes of Communication | |
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Directions of Communication | |
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Factors Influencing Communication | |
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Assertiveness | |
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The Role of Communication in Leadership | |
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Communicating with Different Populations | |
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Subordinates | |
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Superiors | |
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Peers | |
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Medical Staff | |
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Other Health Care Personnel | |
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Patients and Families | |
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Difficult People | |
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Conflict | |
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Conflict Process Model | |
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Conflict Management | |
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Goals of Conflict Management | |
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Conflict Management Modes | |
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Other Conflict Management Techniques | |
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Using Management Information Systems | |
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Information Systems | |
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Management Information Systems | |
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Hospital Information Systems | |
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Expert Nursing Information Systems | |
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Benefits of Using Information Systems | |
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Obstacles Associated with Information Systems | |
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Computer Applications in Nursing | |
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Patient-Care Applications | |
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Nursing Management Systems | |
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Communication Systems | |
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Educational Applications | |
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Research Applications | |
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Software Selection and System Implementation | |
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Selecting a System: The Decision-Making Process | |
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Ethical and Social Considerations | |
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The Nurse Informatics Specialist | |
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Future Trends in Informatics | |
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Stress and Time Management | |
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The Nature of Stress | |
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Causes of Stress | |
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Role Conflict and Role Ambiguity | |
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Consequences of Stress | |
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Managing Stress | |
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Personal Methods | |
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Organizational Methods | |
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Time Management | |
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Goal Setting | |
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Delegation | |
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Time Analysis | |
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Setting Priorities | |
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Daily Planning and Scheduling | |
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Grouping Activities and Minimizing Routine Work | |
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Implementation | |
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Personal Organization and Self-Discipline | |
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Controlling Interruptions | |
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Paperwork | |
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Respecting Time | |
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Effective Delegation | |
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Defining Delegation | |
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Responsibility and Accountability | |
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Authority | |
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Differentiating Delegation from Work Allocation | |
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Benefits of Delegation | |
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Benefits to the Delegator | |
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Benefits to the Delegate | |
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Benefits to the Organization | |
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Benefits to the Patient | |
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The Delegation Process | |
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Identifying and Defining the Task and Level of Delegation | |
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Determining Who | |
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Describing Expectations | |
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Reaching Agreement | |
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Monitoring Performance and Providing Feedback | |
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Accepting Delegation | |
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Obstacles to Delegation | |
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A Nonsupportive Environment | |
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An Insecure Delegator | |
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An Unwilling Delegate | |
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Ineffective Delegation | |
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Underdelegation | |
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Reverse Delegation | |
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Overdelegation | |
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Liability and Delegation | |
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Building and Managing Teams | |
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Differentiating Groups from Teams | |
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Group and Team Processes | |
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Phases of Group and Team Development | |
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Team-Building | |
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Characteristics of Groups | |
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Norms | |
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Roles | |
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Communication in Groups | |
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How Groups Affect Individuals | |
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The Nurse Manager as Team Leader | |
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Group Task | |
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Group Size and Composition | |
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Managing Committees and Task Forces | |
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Guidelines for Conducting Meetings | |
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Managing Task Forces | |
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Patient Care Conferences | |
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Initiating and Managing Change | |
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Nurse as Change Agent | |
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Nurse as Entrepreneur | |
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The Process of Change | |
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Change Theories | |
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Lewin's Force-Field Model | |
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Lippitt's Phases of Change | |
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Havelock's Model | |
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Rogers' Diffusion of Innovations | |
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Using Change Theories in Nursing | |
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Planning Change | |
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Assessment | |
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Planning | |
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Implementation | |
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Evaluation | |
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Change Agent Strategies | |
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Power-Coercive Strategies | |
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Empirical-Rational Model | |
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Normative-Reeducative Strategies | |
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Change Agent Skills | |
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Responses to Change | |
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Politics of Change | |
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Human Resource Management | |
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Recruiting and Selecting Staff | |
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The Recruitment and Selection Process | |
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Job Analysis | |
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Recruitment | |
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Where to Look | |
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How to Look--Recruiting Sources | |
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When to Look | |
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How to Sell the Organization | |
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Cross-Training as a Recruitment Strategy | |
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Interviewing | |
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Principles for Effective Interviewing | |
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Developing Structured Interview Guides | |
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Involving Staff in the Interview Process | |
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Interview Reliability and Validity | |
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Education, Experience, Licensure, and Physical Examinations | |
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Integration of Information | |
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Legality in Hiring | |
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Negligent Hiring | |
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Allocating Staff Resource | |
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Staffing and Scheduling | |
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Patient Classification Systems | |
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Determining Nursing Care Hours | |
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Determining FTEs | |
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Determining Staffing Mix | |
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Determining Distribution of Staff | |
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Scheduling | |
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Creative Staffing and Scheduling | |
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Supplemental Staff | |
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Turnover | |
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Measurement Issues | |
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Consequences of Turnover | |
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A Model of Employee Turnover | |
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Strategies for Controlling Turnover | |
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A Systems Perspective | |
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Performance Appraisal | |
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A Model of Job Performance | |
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Employee Motivation | |
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Motivational Theories | |
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Employee Ability | |
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Employee Performance | |
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The Performance Appraisal | |
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Evaluation Philosophy | |
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Components to Be Evaluated | |
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Specific Evaluation Methods | |
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Potential Appraisal Problems | |
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The Appraiser | |
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Documenting Performance | |
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Diagnosing Performance Problems | |
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The Performance Appraisal Interview | |
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Preparing for the Interview | |
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The Interview | |
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Key Behaviors for an Appraisal Interview | |
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Improving Appraisal Accuracy | |
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Appraiser Ability | |
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Appraiser Motivation | |
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Rules of Thumb | |
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Enhancing Employee Performance | |
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Staff Development | |
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Needs Assessment | |
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Planning | |
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Implementation | |
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Evaluation | |
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Designing Staff Development Programs for a Multicultural Staff | |
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Day-to-Day Coaching | |
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Dealing with a Policy or Procedure Violation | |
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Disciplining Employees | |
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Terminating Employees | |
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Managing Selected Personnel Problems | |
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Employees with Problems | |
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Overachievers or Super-Achievers | |
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Disgruntled Employees | |
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Overstressed Employees | |
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The Employee with a Substance Abuse Problem | |
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Absenteeism | |
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A Model of Employee Attendance | |
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Managing Employee Absenteeism | |
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Absenteeism Policies | |
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A Systems Perspective | |
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Family and Medical Leave | |
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Workplace Violence | |
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Collective Bargaining | |
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Federal Legal Structure for Labor-Management Relations | |
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Early Federal Regulations of Collective Bargaining | |
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National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act) | |
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The Labor-Management Relations Act (Taft-Hartley Act) | |
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Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act | |
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Federal Sector Collective Bargaining | |
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1974 Health Care Amendments to Taft-Hartley | |
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Process of Unionization | |
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Selection of a Bargaining Agent | |
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Certification to Contract | |
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Contract Administration | |
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Decertification | |
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The Nurse Manager's Role | |
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The Grievance Process: An Example | |
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Strikes | |
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Major Issues in Collective Bargaining for Nurses | |
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Unit Determination | |
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Labor-Management Committees | |
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Definition of Supervisor | |
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Nurses, Unions, and Professional Associations | |
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Future of Collective Bargaining | |
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Index | |