| Edition |
4th ed. |
| Description |
xxxvi, 604 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
unit 1. Development of nursing -- 1. The evolution of professional nursing / Shiphrah A. Williams-Evans -- Chapter overview -- Prehistoric period -- Early civilization -- The Middle Ages -- The Renaissance and the Reformation period -- The colonial American period -- Florence Nightingale -- Mary Seacole -- Nursing in the United States -- 2. The contemporary image of professional nursing / Toni Bargagliotti -- Chapter overview -- Images of nursing -- Why image is important -- The nursing shortage -- Nursing in art and literature -- The enduring public concern with nursing -- The reality of the contemporary staff nurse -- Facts about today's registered nurse -- Creating the image of twenty-first century nursing -- The basics -- The look of nursing -- Creating a new image -- 3. The influence of contemporary trends and issues on nursing education / Carrie B. Lenburg -- Chapter overview -- Introduction -- Trends and issues in contemporary nursing education -- Diversity in nursing education programs -- Flexible education, mobility, and distance learning programs -- 4. Nursing licensure and certification / Janet C. Scherubel -- Chapter overview -- The history of nursing licensure -- Components of nursing practice acts -- Role of regulatory boards to ensure safe practice -- Special cases of licensure -- Revision of nursing practice acts -- Delegation of authority to others -- Current licensure activities -- Certification -- 5. Theories of nursing practice / Margaret Soderstrom, Linda C. Pugh -- Chapter overview -- Science and theory -- Florence Nightingale : the first nursing theorist -- Survey of selected nursing theories -- 6. Nursing research and evidence-based practice / Jill J. Webb -- Chapter overview -- Definition of nursing research -- Evolution of nursing research -- Research priorities -- Components of the research process -- Study designs -- Using research in practice -- Strategies to promote research -- Ethical issues related to research -- |
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unit 2. Current issues in health care -- 7. Paying for health care in America : rising costs and challenges / Marylane Wade Koch -- Chapter overview -- History of health care financing -- Access to health care, the problem of the uninsured and underinsured -- Allocation of health care resources -- How health care is paid -- Implications for nurses : managing cost-effective, high quality care -- 8. Legal issues in nursing and health care / Laura R. Mahlmeister -- Chapter overview -- Sources of law and nursing practice -- Statutory law -- Common law -- Civil law -- Reducing legal liability -- Intentional torts in nursing practice -- The law and patient rights -- 9. Ethical and bioethical issues in nursing and health care / Carla D. Sanderson -- Chapter overview -- Nursing ethics -- Bioethics -- Ethical decision making -- Values formation and moral development -- Ethical theory -- Ethical principles -- Ethical decision-making model -- Bioethical dilemmas : life, death, and dilemmas in between -- Ethical challenges -- 10. Cultural competency and social issues in nursing and health care / Susan R. Jacob -- Chapter overview -- Population trends -- Economic and social changes -- Attitudes toward culturally diverse groups -- Diversity in the health care workforce -- Cultural competence -- Cultural belief systems -- Cultural phenomena -- Practice issues related to cultural competence -- Cultural assessment -- 11. Complementary and alternative healing / Charlotte Eliopoulos -- Chapter overview -- Use of complementary and alternative healing methods -- Principles underlying alternative healing -- Overview of popular alternative healing therapies -- Nursing and complementary and alternative medicine therapies -- 12. Workforce advocacy and the nursing shortage / Alexia Green, Debra D. Hatmaker, Stephanie Tabone -- Chapter overview -- Promoting a professional practice environment -- The nursing shortage -- Appropriate staffing and mandatory overtime -- Patient advocacy and safety -- Workplace safety -- 13. Information technology in the clinical setting / Cynthia K. Russell -- Chapter overview -- Clinical information systems -- Past, present, and future computing trends -- Information literacy and information technology -- 14. Emergency preparedness and response for today's world / Linda D. Norman, Elizabeth E. Weiner -- Chapter overview : a new urgency for emergency preparedness and response -- The basics of emergency preparedness and response -- Stages of disaster -- Biologic causes of mass casualty : pandemic influenza -- |
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unit 3. Leadership and management in nursing -- 15. Nursing leadership and management / Barbara Cherry -- Chapter overview -- Leadership and management defined and distinguished -- Leadership and management theory -- Leadership and management skills -- Management theory -- Management functions -- Roles of the nurse leader and manager -- Creating a caring environment -- Special leadership and management challenges in the twenty-first century -- 16. Budgeting basics for nurses / Patrick A. Palmieri, Stephen W. Forney -- Chapter overview -- What is budgeting? -- Types of budgets -- Budget methods -- Developing a budget -- Variance analysis -- Clinical decision making -- 17. Effective communication and conflict resolution / Anna Marie Sallee -- Chapter overview -- The communication process -- Verbal versus nonverbal communication -- Positive communication techniques -- Negative communication techniques -- Cognitive distortions and logical fallacies -- Listening -- Written communication -- Communication styles -- Special influences on communication -- Understanding and managing conflict -- 18. Effective delegation and supervision / Barbara Cherry, Margaret Elizabeth Strong -- Chapter overview -- Delegation and supervision in the health care system -- What is delegation? -- What should and should not be delegated? -- Developing safe delegation practices -- Supervision -- Assigning versus delegating -- Building delegation and supervision skills -- 19. Staffing and nursing care delivery models / Barbara Cherry, Ruth Ann Bridges -- Chapter overview -- Staffing -- Nursing care delivery models -- Telehealth nursing -- Case management -- Clinical pathways -- Choosing a nursing care delivery model -- Future nursing care delivery models -- 20. Quality improvement and patient safety / Kathleen M. Werner -- Chapter overview -- The urgent case for quality improvement in the U.S. health care system -- Quality management principles -- Quality management in health care and the role of regulatory agencies -- Clinical indicators and process improvement tools and skills -- Understanding, improving, and standardizing care processes -- Breakthrough thinking and practice innovations -- Process improvement and patient safety -- Role of professional nurses in quality improvement -- 21. Health policy and politics : get involved! / Barbara Cherry, Virginia Trotter Betts -- Chapter overview -- Nurses' involvement in health policy and political action -- What is health policy? -- How is health policy developed? -- How are health policy and regulations connected? -- How are health policy and politics connected? -- Grassroots political strategies -- The American Nurses Association -- Current health policy issues -- |
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unit 4. Career management -- 22. Making the transition from student to professional nurse / Tammie L. Norris -- Chapter overview -- Real life scenario -- Reality shock -- Causes of reality shock -- From novice to expert -- Special needs of novice nurses -- Strategies to ease transition -- Keys to survival during transition -- Meeting special needs of the novice nurse -- 23. Managing time : the path to high self-performance / Patricia Reid Ponte, Genevieve J. Conlin -- Chapter overview -- Health care today -- Perspectives on time -- Energy management -- Time distractors and energy distractors -- Time management strategies -- Continuing to succeed -- 24. Contemporary nursing roles and career opportunities / Robert W. Koch -- Chapter overview -- Nursing...much the same, but bigger and better -- Nurses today : who are they, and what are they doing? -- Advanced practice nursing -- What about the future? -- 25. Job search : finding your match / Kathryn S. Skinner, Laura H. Day -- Chapter overview -- Exploring options -- Written introductions -- How to interview effectively -- The applicant's tasks -- The employer's tasks -- 26. NCLEX-RN examination / Tommie L. Norris -- Chapter overview -- Are you prepared for NCLEX-RN? -- The NCLEX-RN examination -- Components of the NCLEX-RN test plan -- Preparing for the NCLEX-RN examination -- Food for thought when selecting a NCLEX-RN review course. |
| Subject |
Nursing.
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Nursing -- trends. |
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Nursing -- organization & administration. |
| Added Author |
Jacob, Susan R.
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| ISBN |
9780323052177 |
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0323052177 |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101462014 |
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NZ1 11620973 |
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AU@ 000042807053 |
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