Nurses as Leaders
Evolutionary Visions of Leadership
William Rosa, MS, RN, AGPCNP-BC, ACHPN, FCCM, Caritas Coach
Integrates the perspectives of contemporary nurse leaders to foster an innovative, collaborative future
Encompassing the wisdom of both established and emerging nurse leaders, this expansive book demonstrates proof of theory in action and the influence of ourgreat nursing legacy on today luminaries as they carve out new terrain to benefit current and future health care needs. With a far-reaching, ambitiousperspective, it is the first text to link the ideas of nurse leaders from very diverse specialty areas including holism, advanced practice, education,policy, global health, journalism, and spiritual communities. The book examines the professional and scholarly accomplishments of these nurse leaderswithin an historical context, and facilitates succession planning for the next generation through of combination of outcomes-based writing, storytellingand personal reflection.
Dozens of expert contributors from practice and theory arenas describe how to develop leadership skills and tactics through the implementation of local,national, and international initiatives. With an eye to creative evolution in education, research and clinical settings, they discuss how emerging nurseleaders can be agents of change—beyond the confines of traditional practice and curricula--through innovation and collaboration. Contributors also relatethe circumstances and experiences that sparked their nursing passions, the moral/ethical foundation from which they practice, and inspired messages towardcommunal, societal, and global impact within nursing of the future. Each chapter author follows a template to ensure continuity and includes end-of-chapterreflection questions.
Key Features:
- Distills the perspectives of current and emerging nurse leaders from a diverse array of specialty areas to unify the collective of nursing
- Redefines praxis possibilities in education, research, and practice
- Outlines contributing nurse leaders’ practical and scholarly accomplishments
- Describes how to facilitate change through innovation and collaboration
- Teaches the development of leadership skills and tactics
Contributors
Foreword Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Nurse as Leader: A Journey of Privilege
William Rosa
PART I: LAYING THE GROUNDWORK
1. Mindful and Intentional: Embodying Interbeing Awareness in Grassroots Leadership
Jeanne Anselmo
2. Translational and Indispensable: Using the Gift of Foresight to Reenvision Nursing
Michael R. Bleich
3. Unitary and Appreciative: Nourishing and Supporting the Human Spirit
W. Richard Cowling III
4. Integral and Whole: Embracing the Journey of Healing, Local to Global
Barbara Montgomery Dossey
5. Powerful and Beneficent: Seizing Opportunity in Practice and Equality in Health Care
Margaret A. Fitzgerald
6. Influential and Determined: Assuring Integrity in the Care of Older Adults and Beyond
Terry Fulmer
7. Present and Humbled: Leading the Conversations That Matter Most
Lynn Keegan
8. Integrative and Evolving: Advocating a Whole Person and Whole Systems Perspective
Mary Jo Kreitzer
9. Holistic and Aware: Pioneering Change With Heart, Head, and Hands
Carla Mariano
10. Accountable and Interprofessional: Owning the Breadth of the Nursing Role
Margaret L. McClure
11. Ethical and Economical: Calling the Profession to Social Justice
Donna M. Nickitas
12. Transformed and in Service: Creating the Future Through Renewal
Daniel J. Pesut
13. Sacred and Transpersonal: Realizing Self in Truth, Goodness, and Beauty
Janet Quinn
14. Healed and Healing: Advancing Nursing Knowledge of Healing Through Caring
Marlaine C. Smith
15. Unafraid and Confident: Empowering the Staff Nurse With Fearless Moral Courage
Laura Gasparis Vonfrolio
16. Caring and Compassionate: Unveiling the Heart of Humanity
Jean Watson
PART II: BUILDING THE INROADS
17. Evolving and Redefining: Forging the Path Toward Transformation of Self and System
Veda L. Andrus and Marie M. Shanahan
18. Artistic and Scientific: Broadening the Scope of Our 21st-Century Health Advocacy
Deva-Marie Beck
19. Egoless and Interconnected: Suspending Judgment to Embrace Heart-Centered Health Care
Joseph Giovannoni
20. Empathic and Unselfish: Redefining Nurse Caring as Love in Action
Marlienne Goldin
21. Emancipatory and Collaborative: Learning to Lead From Beside
Marcia Hills
22. Visionary and Reflection Centered: Remaining Open to the Possibilities of Nursing Praxis
Sara Horton-Deutsch
23. Authentic and Creative: Walking the Caritas Path to Peace
Mary Rockwood Lane
24. Informed and Impactful: Stewarding the Environmental Determinants of Health and Well-Being
Susan Luck
25. Resourceful and Unified: Partnering Across Cultures and Worldviews
Phalakshi Manjrekar
26. Awakened and Conscious: Reclaiming Lost Power and Intraprofessional Identity
William Rosa
27. Vulnerable and Spiritual: Utilizing the Process of Transpersonal Nurse Coaching
Bonney Gulino Schaub
28. Vocal and Brave: Working Toward No Less Than a Revolution
Tilda Shalof
29. Metaphorical and Passionate: Merging the Personal-Professional for a Unified Self
Leighsa Sharoff
30. Flexible and Responsive: Applying the Wisdom of “It Depends”
Isabelle Soulé
31. Engaged and Expressed: Storytelling as a Way to Know and Be Known
A. Lynne Wagner
Endnote: What Are We Leading?
Diana J. Mason
Index
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- Release Date: June 14, 2016
- Paperback / softback
- 496 Pages
- Trim Size: 7in x 10in
- ISBN: 9780826131027
- eBook ISBN: 9780826131034