NEW EDITION AVAILABLE SPRING 2009

Umiker's Management Skills for the New Health Care Supervisor covers the gamut of the fundamentals of supervision in healthcare organizations. This revision of a classic text on healthcare supervision is a hands-on, how-to handbook and is perfect for anyone assuming a new role as a supervisor within a health services organization. The fourth edition features chapter objectives, study questions, and cases, making it an ideal text for community college and undergraduate students who are interested in healthcare careers. Its clarity and simplicity of presentation make this an extremely usable text and reference for future and practicing healthcare supervisors who want to get the maximum results from their staff.

Key elements include:

• Simplicity of organization, with each of 41 chapters a free-standing presentation of a topic
• Straightforward, clear language
• Practical exercises and case studies
• Thought-provoking questions for class discussion and individual study