Book excerpt: "The present text makes an attempt to give comprehensive approach to the foundation of nursing management and can be treated as the framework of nursing service management. The efforts in this book have been aimed at articulating and systematizing the defined framework or foundation for management of nursing services. The book provides a comprehensive introduction to nursing management for undergraduate, graduate, and practice nurses. At the master's level the text provides not only substantive content related to management but also practical applications based on evidences and author's experiences in teaching nursing management at various educational levels. The chapters have been sequenced to facilitate ease in reading and understanding. This textbook is divided into ten units, with each unit focusing on one of the major domains of nursing management. The whole subject matter has been presented in a simple language and lucid style for the benefit of beginners as well experienced in the discipline of nursing management. Use of diagrams, tables and boxes has been opted to make the subject self-explanatory. Each chapter is also supported by carefully selected references for the benefit of readers who might be interested in exploring the topic(s) further."--Publisher description.