Nurse and consultant Fabre points out that health care management practices in the 1990s cost the system a significant number of nurses, who left because of burnout or a to find a career where they would be appreciated. She introduces her Smart Nursing Model—an antidote to further waste of skills and careers. After discussing the concept of a staff-friendly culture and the building blocks of her model, which include respect, simplicity, flexibility, integrity, culture and communication, she shows how to apply those building blocks to recruiting and retention, teamwork, safety, diversity, leadership and problem-solving strategies. She describes how her system benefits people and groups outside of nursing, including administrators, physicians and managed care professionals and closes with advice on what individual nurses can do to create a positive workplace. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR More Reviews and Recommendations

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