Umiker's Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor: Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor

Umiker's Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor: Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor
by Charles R. McConnell

Umiker's Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor: Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor
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Author: Charles R. McConnell
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-07
ISBN: 0763728780
Number of pages: 559
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

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Book Review: Umiker's Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor 4th ed. by Charles R. McConnell
Summary: 5 Stars



The author is a human resources and health care management consultant. The book has six parts and 41 chapters. The Parts are 1. Planning and Organizing; 2. Leading People; 3. Health Care Cost Control; 4. Developing Employees; 5. Special Supervisory Skills; and 6. Self-Enhancement for Supervisors. This book has a lot of practical suggestions for solving people problems. It is rich with management content. Chapters begin with an appropriate quote followed by the chapter objectives. Chapters have bolded divisions, numbered and bulleted points. They end with think about it, questions for review and discussion, exercises, case studies, references, and recommended reading. References are often old publications but the recommended readings are more recent. There is an index at the end of the book. This is a good resource for teaching nursing management and for nursing managers to use on the job.
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Summary of Umiker's Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor: Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor

Umiker's Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor, Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated with new issues in each of the six sections. The new edition includes chapter objectives, study questions and cases. This revision of a classic text on health care supervision is a hands-on, how-to handbook and is deal for someone assuming a new role as supervisor.

This revision covers the gamut of the fundamentals of supervision in health care organizations for community college and undergraduate students who are interested in health care careers.

Key elements include:

. Simplicity of organization, with each of 41 chapters a free-standing presentation of a topic
. Straightforward language
. Practical exercises and case studies
. Thought-provoking questions for class discussion and individual study

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