Nursing Management: Principles and Practice

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Preface

The task of managing, organizing, delivering, and improving safe and effective nursing care has likely never been more challenging than today. When one considers the extraordinary challenges of delivering care within multiple settings and, along with that, ensuring that patients have access to the enormous array of new, experimental therapies, it is no surprise that the management role demands tremendous more expertise, skill, and commitment than ever before. Nurse managers and administrators are being asked to meet the needs of patients, families, institutions, corporations, and society at large; they face competing demands and constrained resources.

Help is on its way! Nursing Management: Principles and Practice goes a long way toward providing key knowledge to guide the practice and development of nurse managers. This book provides an important resource for managers in virtually every aspect of nursing practice. It also gives important insights for nursing administration and management students whose sights are set on making a real difference in the care context. In short, this book is a real gem!

There are many special features to this book; however, most important among them is its editor and author, Mary Gullatte. Mary is an expert in oncology nursing and management who is well known in the field for her leadership in the improvement of care for patients with cancer. Her previous edited book, Clinical Guide to Antineoplastic Therapy: A Chemotherapy Handbook, is highly acclaimed as a clinical resource to oncology nurses and clinicians. Because Mary brings her own expertise, wisdom, vision, and experience to this publication, it is crafted to meet the needs of real nurses who are working in very challenging conditions. In addition, Mary brings her vast network of expert colleagues from around the country to contribute to this volume. Together, these authors create a recipe for interesting, thought provoking, and instructional reading.

On a personal note, I have known Mary Gullatte for a number of years. She is, indeed, a true clinician and scholar whose life is dedicated to the improvement of care of patients, families, and communities. The gift of her unflagging commitment is evident in this book, as it is in all of her life’s work. Although it is most unusual for someone writing a preface to dedicate it to another individual, in this instance, it is most fitting. I dedicate this preface to Mary Magee Gullatte—the nurse that I wish for all who need care; the manager that I wish for all who provide care; and the teacher I wish for all who aspire to make a true difference. Thank you, Mary, for the important gifts that you have given in this book and in all of the work that you do.