Leading the Way: Busy Nurses Guide to Supervision in Long-Term Care

by Karl Pillemer, Rhoda Meador

Leading the Way, written by a team of experts in management and in long-term care, is an easy-to-read mini-handbook that takes the mystery out of management. Appropriate for the new charge nurse or the veteran supervisor, this 50-page straight-talking book covers such invaluable topics as: the essentials of leadership and team-building, the secrets of successful supervision, teaching and mentoring, and dealing with conflict. With Leading the Way, your nurses will learn how to: Improve their ability as a leader, Build a cohesive team of caregivers, Boost individual motivation and commitment, Turn around problem workers and poor performance, Communicate more effectively, Train and mentor their staff.

94 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Karl Pillemer, Ph.D., is one of America's foremost gerontologists and family sociologists. He is a professor of human development at Cornell University. He founded the Marriage Advice Project, which surveyed hundreds of older Americans on their advice on love and marriage. He is the author of a number of books, including "30 Lessons for Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans," and "30 Lessons for Loving: Advice from the Wisest Americans on Love, Relationships, and Marriage."