Get the big picture on professional nursing issues and prepare for leadership and management! Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 10th Edition ensures that you are prepared for the complex and rapidly changing world of today’s nursing. Coverage of key topics includes nursing theories and evidence-based practice, patient safety and quality care, clinical judgment, delegation and supervision, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, and working within a multicultural and multigenerational environment. Written by noted nursing educators Barbara Cherry and Susan R. Jacob, this text not only prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® examination but for a role as an effective nursing manager and leader.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Inside front cover - p. iii 6. How to use - p. iii 7. Copyright - p. iii 8. Dedication - p. iii 9. Dedication - p. iii 10. Contributors - p. iii 11. Reviewers - p. iii 12. Preface - p. iii 13. About the authors - p. iii 14. Acknowledgments - p. iii 15. Contents - p. iii 16. UNIT 1: The Development of Nursing - p. iii 17. 1. The evolution of professional nursing - p. iii 18. 2. The contemporary image of professional nursing - p. 23 19. 3. The influence of contemporary trends and issues on nursing education - p. 41 20. 4. Nursing licensure and certification - p. 68 21. 5. Theories of nursing practice - p. 69 22. 6. Nursing research and evidence-based practice - p. 83 23. UNIT 2: Current Issues in Health Care - p. 97 24. 7. Paying for health care in America: Rising costs and challenges - p. 97 25. 8. Legal issues in nursing and health care - p. 129 26. 9. Ethical and bioethical issues in nursing and health care - p. 178 27. 10. Cultural competency, person-centered care, and social issues in nursing and health care - p. 197 28. 11. Complementary and alternative healing - p. 219 29. 12. Palliative care - p. 239 30. 13. Workplace advocacy for a professional nursing practice environment - p. 255 31. 14. Collective bargaining and unions in today’s workplace - p. 274 32. 15. Information technology in the clinical setting - p. 286 33. 16. Emergency preparedness and response for today’s world - p. 302 34. UNIT 3: Leadership and Management in Nursing - p. 314.e1 35. 17. Nursing leadership and management: The foundations - p. 314.e1 36. 18. Budgeting basics for nurses - p. 337 37. 19. Effective communication and conflict resolution - p. 349.e1 38. 20. Effective delegation and supervision - p. 373 39. 21. Staffing and nursing care delivery models - p. 388 40. 22. Quality improvement and patient safety - p. 402 41. 23. Health policy and politics: Get involved! - p. 403 42. 24. Clinical judgment - p. 440 43. UNIT 4: Career Management - p. 448 44. 25. Making the transition from student to professional nurse - p. 448 45. 26. Managing time: The path to high self-performance - p. 473 46. 27. Job search: Finding your match - p. 474 47. 28. The NCLEX-RN® examination - p. 509 48. Index - p. 518.e1 49. Answer key - p. 518.e1
Get the big picture on professional nursing issues and prepare for leadership and management! Contemporary Nursing: Issues, Trends, & Management, 10th Edition ensures that you are prepared for the complex and rapidly changing world of today’s nursing. Coverage of key topics includes nursing theories and evidence-based practice, patient safety and quality care, clinical judgment, delegation and supervision, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, and working within a multicultural and multigenerational environment. Written by noted nursing educators Barbara Cherry and Susan R. Jacob, this text not only prepares you for success on the NCLEX-RN® examination but for a role as an effective nursing manager and leader.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Inside front cover - p. iii 6. How to use - p. iii 7. Copyright - p. iii 8. Dedication - p. iii 9. Dedication - p. iii 10. Contributors - p. iii 11. Reviewers - p. iii 12. Preface - p. iii 13. About the authors - p. iii 14. Acknowledgments - p. iii 15. Contents - p. iii 16. UNIT 1: The Development of Nursing - p. iii 17. 1. The evolution of professional nursing - p. iii 18. 2. The contemporary image of professional nursing - p. 23 19. 3. The influence of contemporary trends and issues on nursing education - p. 41 20. 4. Nursing licensure and certification - p. 68 21. 5. Theories of nursing practice - p. 69 22. 6. Nursing research and evidence-based practice - p. 83 23. UNIT 2: Current Issues in Health Care - p. 97 24. 7. Paying for health care in America: Rising costs and challenges - p. 97 25. 8. Legal issues in nursing and health care - p. 129 26. 9. Ethical and bioethical issues in nursing and health care - p. 178 27. 10. Cultural competency, person-centered care, and social issues in nursing and health care - p. 197 28. 11. Complementary and alternative healing - p. 219 29. 12. Palliative care - p. 239 30. 13. Workplace advocacy for a professional nursing practice environment - p. 255 31. 14. Collective bargaining and unions in today’s workplace - p. 274 32. 15. Information technology in the clinical setting - p. 286 33. 16. Emergency preparedness and response for today’s world - p. 302 34. UNIT 3: Leadership and Management in Nursing - p. 314.e1 35. 17. Nursing leadership and management: The foundations - p. 314.e1 36. 18. Budgeting basics for nurses - p. 337 37. 19. Effective communication and conflict resolution - p. 349.e1 38. 20. Effective delegation and supervision - p. 373 39. 21. Staffing and nursing care delivery models - p. 388 40. 22. Quality improvement and patient safety - p. 402 41. 23. Health policy and politics: Get involved! - p. 403 42. 24. Clinical judgment - p. 440 43. UNIT 4: Career Management - p. 448 44. 25. Making the transition from student to professional nurse - p. 448 45. 26. Managing time: The path to high self-performance - p. 473 46. 27. Job search: Finding your match - p. 474 47. 28. The NCLEX-RN® examination - p. 509 48. Index - p. 518.e1 49. Answer key - p. 518.e1
