Nursing Deans on Leading

Lessons for Novice and Aspiring Deans and Directors

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Nursing Deans on Leading

Lessons for Novice and Aspiring Deans and Directors

Authors

Joanne Robinson, PhD, RN, FAAN

Carole Kenner, PhD, RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF

Jana L. Pressler, PhD, RN

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Description

Learn leadership skills from experienced deans!

The first resource written specifically for novice and aspiring deans and directors of nursing education, this engaging guide shares practical advice, wisdom, and insight from experienced academic leaders. These insights will help nurses who are new to academic leadership positions. Within its pages, experienced deans share their wisdom on how a new dean or director can succeed in a leadership position.

With an emphasis on acquiring critical knowledge and essential skills, this book describes the parameters of the nursing dean or director role, practical strategies for resolving day-to-day issues, everything from student success to budget and fiscal health, and how to practice self-care while constantly tackling the challenges of these roles. Seventeen academic nursing leaders from across the United States deliver fundamental guidance to help readers determine how to navigate the multifaceted opportunities and challenges of deaning and directing.

Key Features:

Written in an accessible, engaging style for novice and aspiring academic nursing leaders
Everyday strategies for dealing with routine issues
Addresses the need for self-care and how to manage the stress and complexities of the leadership role
Abundant real-world case studies and best practices
Online resources for further study

Contents

Contributors

Foreword Terri E. Weaver, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, ATSF

Preface

Section I Dimensions of the Nursing Dean/Director Role

1. Searching for a Dean/Director Position

Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler

2. Stepping Into a Dean/Director Position

Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler

3. Day-to-Day Deaning

Jana L. Pressler and Carole Kenner

4. Deaning in a For-Profit Environment

F. Patrick Robinson and Adele A. Webb

5. Interim Deaning

Marie O’Toole

6. Stepping Up From Deaning/Directing

Joanne P. Robinson

Section II General Responsibilities of Nursing Deans and Directors

7. Enrollment Management

Linda D. Scott and Julie J. Zerwic

8. Student Success

Jana L. Pressler and Carole Kenner

9. Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Faculty and Staff

Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler

10. Academic Policies and Programs

Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler

11. Fundraising: Mission Critical

Joanne P. Robinson

12. Internal and External Stakeholder Engagement

Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx and Heather M. Young

13. Perspectives on Financial Management for Deans of Nursing Programs: Culture, Policy, and Leadership

Gloria Ferraro Donnelly

14. Strategic Thinking, Planning, and Doing

Karen J. Kelly Thomas

15. Developing a Sustainable Nurse-Led Clinical Enterprise and Faculty Practice

Julie Cowan Novak

16. Executive Leadership

Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler

Section III Self-Care and Work-Life Integration for Nursing Deans and Directors

17. Challenges of Deaning and Directing in Nursing

Carole Kenner and Jana L. Pressler

18. Finding Joy and Satisfaction in Deaning and Directing

Theodora Sirota and Brenda Petersen

19. Work-Life Integration and Self-Care Management

Janice Brewington

Index

Authors

Joanne P. Robinson, Ph.D., RN, CNE, FAAN, is a professor and associate dean for Research and Innovation at Thomas Jefferson University’s College of Nursing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Carole Kenner, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, FNAP, ANEF, is the Carol Kuser Loser Dean/Professor of the School of Nursing, Health, and Exercise Science at the College of New Jersey.

Jana L. Pressler, Ph.D., RN, is a professor and assistant dean of the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Lincoln Division in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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