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Other Titles
Chapter 2: Global Perspectives on the Evolution of Nursing Leadership
Abstract
This item record pertains to an excerpt from Visionary Leadership in Healthcare: Excellence in Practice, Policy, and Ethics, which is provided free of charge by the publisher.
About this book:
The pandemic years have laid bare the many faults and inequities in global healthcare systems. By exposing what is broken, COVID-19 has created a paradigm shift, spurring healthcare systems to evolve beyond an illness narrative toward one that focuses on health and healing. As nurses and healthcare professionals help lead this systemic change, they must re-envision their leadership styles.
Visionary Leadership in Healthcare equips and empowers leaders to envision, expand, and transform the current healthcare system to achieve a global, life-sustaining perspective. Drawing on decades of experience, authors Holly Wei and Sara Horton-Deutsch embrace an evolved worldview as they call to move away from hierarchical leadership to more engaged, open, equitable, inclusive, authentic, and caring leadership styles.
· This book provides an overview of leadership theories from ancient times to the present and a framework for applying emergent theories to develop adaptive, relational leaders. It also explores the factors necessary to create and sustain healthy workplace environments for patients and practitioners. Areas for innovation include:
o The evolution of leadership theories
o Disaster management
o Diversity, equity, and inclusion
o Organizational culture and collaboration
o Policy change
o Political and social determinants of health
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Sigma Membership
Iota Zeta, Beta Gamma
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky, USA,University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
9781646480616
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Leadership, Healthcare Quality, Nursing, Healthy Work Environments, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Social and Political Determinants of Health, Healthcare Policies, Occupational Psychology
Recommended Citation
Wei, Holly and Horton-Deutsch, Sara, "[Excerpt from] Visionary Leadership in Healthcare: Excellence in Practice, Policy, and Ethics" (2022). Sigma Publications: Book Excerpts. 57.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/book_excerpts/57
Publisher
Sigma Theta Tau International
Version
Publisher's Version
Rights Holder
Copyright © 2025 by Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing - All rights reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission from the publisher. Any trademarks, service marks, design rights, or similar rights that are mentioned, used, or cited in this book are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for a similar or any other purpose.
Review Type
None: Professionally Edited Material
Acquisition
Publisher-submission
Date of Issue
2022
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
This item record contains: Chapter 2, a Facilitator Guide, a Learner Activities Workbook, and extended author bios.