Louise Jones

Leadership is an accessible introductory textbook for nursing, health and social care students seeking to develop their leadership skills. Offering practical advice underpinned by theoretical perspectives, the book will help you to understand the principles of effective leadership and apply them to your own practice. You will learn:What leadership is and what skills and qualities you need to become an effective leader. About leadership within the cultural context of your work environment. How to use leadership skills to influence outcomes in the workplace. The importance of the leader as a catalyst for change. How leaders influence policy development. How to identify your own strengths and weaknesses and create an action plan to develop your emerging leadership skills. This book will kick-start your leadership journey in health and social care and help you to exhibit and unleash your leadership potential. “I believe this book will help me to develop my leadership skills and give me a background knowledge on how leadership can be influenced by other factors and the skills needed to be an effective leader within my own career, which I feel every student reading this book would benefit from.” Review on studentnurseandbeyond.co.uk, April 2019 This title is an updated and revised version of Leadership in Health and Social Care: an introduction for emerging leaders, published in 2012. Essentials is a series of accessible, introductory textbooks for students in nursing, health and social care. New and forthcoming titles in the series: The Care ProcessCommunication SkillsMental HealthPromoting Health and WellbeingResearch and Evidence-based PracticeStudy Skills

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This book presents an exciting opportunity for players who seek larger and more challenging games than traditional 9 x 9 Sudoku puzzles. It presents 101 puzzles that are 25 x 25, which vary widely in their level of difficulty. By design: - Each puzzle is a full page, which leaves plenty of room for you to take notes and list possible solutions. - The book is printed on quality paper and is 8-1/2 by 11 inches, which is large enough to prevent eyestrain. - There are three types of puzzles: those with just letters, those with a combination of letters and numbers, and those with an odd combination of letters, numbers, and symbols, which will test your ability to use your Sudoku wisdom with non-traditional characters. - The book is arranged in a logical way, which will allow you to develop your skills. In each chapter, we present several "warm-up" problems, to help you master 25 x 25 Sudoku puzzles with a particular group of numbers, letters, and symbols. Then, you will advance to significantly harder puzzles that will truly challenge your skills. - Finally, the final chapter of the book offers a detailed solution to every problem. Sit down, with a pencil and eraser in hand, and immerse yourself in this wildly entertaining and addictive logic game

Environmentally Responsible Design Architecture/Interior Design/General Learn the principles and practice of sustainable interior design Covering everything from theory to current practices, eight leading design educators present the tools and knowledge needed to implement an environmentally responsible approach for any interior design project. It opens with a broad perspective on global sustainability followed by a timeline of human and environmental interactions. This sets the stage for the book’s coverage of the day-to-day issues of environmentally responsible interior design, including: Indoor air qualityEnvironmentally responsible lighting designEnergy and water issuesEvaluation and specification of interior finishes and furnishingsUnited States Green Building Council and LEED certification The author sets forth and examines a variety of essential design standards and philosophies, including LEED-CI, William McDonough’s “Cradle to Cradle,” Minnesota Sustainable Design Guide, and Energy Star®. The final part of the book is dedicated to two in-depth case studies that demonstrate how the principles and practices discussed in the book have been successfully put into action. Throughout the presentation, detailed illustrations enable you to better understand how environmentally responsible design works. A bibliography at the end of the book leads you to additional resources. Armed with this book as a reference, students and professional interior designers will make sound design decisions that incorporate the principles of sustainability with aesthetics and functional requirements.