[Excerpt from] The Road to Positive Work Cultures

Other Titles

Chapter 3: Maintain Appropriate Boundaries

Abstract

This item record pertains to materials from The Road to Positive Work Cultures, which are provided free of charge by the publisher.

About this book: Nursing has been consistently lauded as the most trusted profession, but it has a dirty secret: As colleagues and employees, nurses often do not receive the same care and kindness they give to patients. In fact, many nursing cultures are at best unsupportive and at worst toxic. How do we change that?

Positive work cultures don't happen by accident: Leaders must actively create and sustain them. In The Road to Positive Work Cultures, award-winning author and international nurse leader Carol Huston delineates strategies for shaping healthy work environments. What is a positive work culture, why is it needed, and how can leaders establish a climate of mutual respect? Huston explores these topics through the lens of her personal experiences and offers insights from thought leaders in workplace culture. This guide helps nurse leaders learn to maintain appropriate boundaries, build effective teams, avoid micromanaging, and reduce workplace stress.

Book publication date: 2019

Files

Description

This item record contains the following file attachments:

• Chapter 3 (main file) - including the Preface, Table of Contents, Author Bio, and the Index
• Official book flyer

Authors

Carol J. HustonFollow

Author Details

Carol Huston, DPA, MSN, RN, FAAN, is an Emerita Professor at the School of Nursing at California State University, Chico (CSUC), where she teaches classes on leadership, management, health finance, and health systems. A world-renowned author, presenter, grant writer, and grant investigator, Huston has served on multiple boards of directors and currently serves as Chair of the Enloe Medical Center Board of Trustees.

Sigma Membership

Kappa Omicron at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

California State University, Chico, Chico, California, USA

Type

Book Chapter

ISBN

9781948057417

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Expert Opinion (nationally/internationally recognized)

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Healthy Work Environments, Positive Work Cultures, Workplace Stress, Healthcare Leadership, Team Building, Personal and Professional Boundaries, Civility and Incivility, Micromanagement, Macromanagement

Recommended Citation

Huston, Carol J., "[Excerpt from] The Road to Positive Work Cultures" (2019). Sigma Publications: Book Excerpts. 9.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/book_excerpts/9

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

2019-08-06

Full Text of Presentation

wf_yes