Doody's Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars! This is an excellent addition to any management library. It is well written, thorough, and covers a wide range of relevant topics. It is a great way to explore supervision and management topics. ~Cynthia Lee Cummings, RN, MSN, EdD(University of North Florida Brooks College of Health) I have seen numerous texts and this is the best. Students at the grad level and in the field really benefit from it. Thanks for a quality publication. -John A. Romas, MPH, PhD, Health Science, Department, Minnesota State University The Eighth Edition of this best-selling text continues to offer proven, hands-on, practical applications of both classic and current management principles in the healthcare setting. Packed with strategies, techniques, and tools to build or reinforce your management skills and meet the never-ending challenges that one may face daily as a healthcare supervisor, students and professionals alike will benefit from this classic guidebook that is now more reader-friendly and accessible. Key Features: - Particularly valuable to those new to management and supervisory responsibilities - Deals with the fundamentals of management from the unique context of the healthcare organization - Useful as a classroom tool and also as a working guide, a text students will want to keep and refer to later - Thoroughly updated, including two new chapters on the Evolving Supervisory Role and the Volatile Healthcare Environment Pedagogy Intro Quote Chapter Objectives Situation Dialogues Questions for Review and Discussion Exercise Notes