Becoming Influential: A Guide for Nurses

by Eleanor J. Sullivan

This groundbreaking book applies a practical approach toward becoming a professional nurse with exemplary influence skills. The emphasis on the importance of nurses' influence in the workplace, presented in this easy-to-read and timely volume, includes numerous examples of real-life situations. It provides techniques for enhancing influence-making skills and advice for using enhanced influence skills to solve common workplace problems. This volume addresses understanding and using influence including setting goals and making things happen, negotiating for what you want and dealing with difficult people and situations, as well as managing your career and preparing your successors. For nursing professionals including staff nurses and nurse managers.

Genres: Nursing, Nonfiction

175 pages, Paperback

First published February 25, 2003

Reviews

[Stacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had to read this for school, but it was a pretty easy read. Good information for nurses.

[Erin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Every nurse should read this book!

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for my DNP course. This is a good book and every nurse should read this at least once.